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The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Various
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*
Common: star; [{splat}]; . Rare: wildcard; gear;
dingle; mult; spider; aster; times; twinkle; glob (see {glob});
{Nathan Hale}.

+
Common: ; add. Rare: cross; [intersection].

,
Common: . Rare: ; [tail].

-
Common: dash; ; . Rare: [worm]; option; dak;
bithorpe.

.
Common: dot; point; ; . Rare: radix
point; full stop; [spot].

/
Common: slash; stroke; ; forward slash. Rare: diagonal;
solidus; over; slak; virgule; [slat].

:
Common: . Rare: dots; [two-spot].

;
Common: ; semi. Rare: weenie; [hybrid], pit-thwong.

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