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  2. Vertical service code - Wikipedia

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    A vertical service code (VSC) is a sequence of digits and the signals star (*) and pound/hash (#) dialed on a telephone keypad or rotary dial to access certain telephone service features. [1] Some vertical service codes require dialing of a telephone number after the code sequence.

  3. Star (glyph) - Wikipedia

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    Code point combining asterisk above ⃰ U+20F0 star equals ≛: U+225B star operator ⋆: U+22C6 APL functional symbol circle star ⍟ U+235F APL functional symbol star diaeresis ⍣ U+2363 black star ★ U+2605 white star ☆ U+2606 star and crescent: ☪: U+262A outlined white star ⚝ U+269D pentagram ⛤ U+26E4 right-handed interlaced ...

  4. Astrological symbols - Wikipedia

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    Two or more planets in the same house (zodiacal sign). A circle with a line implying two objects are aligned (or, the starting point of an angle) Vigintile: V: V: U+0056: 18° 20: Also known as semidecile. SD: SD: U+0053 U+0044 Semisextile ⚺ U+26BA: 30° 12: One sign apart The intersecting lines from the inner angles of the upper half of a ...

  5. Sun sign astrology - Wikipedia

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    Sun sign astrology is a pseudoscience [1] [2] and the form of astrology most commonly found in many newspaper and magazine columns. Scientific investigations of the theoretical [ 3 ] : 249, [ 4 ] basis and experimental verification of claims [ 5 ] [ 6 ] have shown it to have no scientific validity or explanatory power .

  6. Asterisk - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Astronomical symbols - Wikipedia

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    There is no mention of a star in the original description, but the only 19th-century drawing of the symbol includes one. [45] 35 Leukothea [78] U+1CED0 (dec 118480) 𜻐 a pharos (ancient lighthouse) [78] 37 Fides [79] U+271D (dec 10013) : a Latin cross [79] [91] 99942 Apophis [83] — — a stylised depiction of the Egyptian god Apep, with a ...

  8. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    Feminine ordinal indicator, Degree sign: −: Minus sign: Hyphen-minus, Commercial minus: ×: Multiplication sign: X mark # Number sign: Numero sign. Also known as "octothorpe", "hash" and "hashtag sign" Pound sign № Numero sign: Number sign: Obelus: Division sign, Dagger, Commercial minus, Index ( ) Parenthesis: Bracket, Angle bracket ...

  9. Five-pointed star - Wikipedia

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    The Stella d'Italia ("Star of Italy"), popularly known as Stellone d'Italia ("Great Star of Italy"), [14] is a five-pointed white star, which has symbolized Italy for many centuries. It is the oldest national symbol of Italy , since it dates back to Graeco-Roman mythology [ 15 ] when Venus , associated with the West as an evening star, was ...