asterisk

IPA: ˈæstɝɪsk

(dated) A small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star.
The star-shaped symbol *, which is used in printing and writing for various purposes, including to refer a reader to a note at the bottom of a page or in a margin, and to indicate the omission of letters or words; a star.
Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.
(figuratively) Something which is of little importance or which is marginal; a footnote.
(US, sports, figuratively) A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.
(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos.

(transitive) To mark or replace (text, etc.) with an asterisk symbol (*; noun sense 1.1); to star.

Examples of "asterisk" in Sentences

But the asterisk is that the .22 was actually a handgun.
The "asterisk" is a semi-notorious punctuation mark in baseball history.
Using “Asterix” instead of asterisk is one of the mistakes people make that really annoy me.
HILL: ... which down here at the bottom, that asterisk translates into really, we're pretty sure this time.
The way that the Skype-for-asterisk is constucted you have to tell the PBX admin your skype user-id and password.
The asterisk is there because those three letters stand for a number of basic statements relating to export trade.
Realm (If you are using Asterisk as your PBX set this to the word asterisk, if you are using any other IPPBX system, consult your documentation)