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The asterisk (/ ˈ æ s t ər ɪ s k / *), from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, asteriskos, "little star", [1] [2] is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star.
The check mark is a predominant affirmative symbol of convenience in the English-speaking world because of its instant and simple composition.
In English, the question mark typically occurs at the end of a sentence, where it replaces the full stop (period). However, the question mark may also occur at the end of a clause or phrase, where it replaces the comma (see also Question comma):
On a US keyboard layout ctrl+/ produces DEL and ctrl+2 produces ^@. It is also common for ctrl+space to produce ^@. Caret notation is used to describe control characters in output by many programs, particularly Unix terminal drivers and text file viewers such as more and less commands. Although the use of control-codes is somewhat standard ...
An asterisk resting atop the diskos.. The Asterisk (Greek: Ἀστερίσκον, ἀστερίσκος, romanized: Asterískon, asterískos; Slavonic: Звездица, Zvezdítsa), or Star-cover (from the Greek αστήρ, astêr, meaning star), is one of the holy vessels used in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.