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wildcarding

wildcarding noun: the use of wildcard characters for partial matching. Also the present participle and gerund of wildcard.

Noun

wildcarding (uncountable)

  1. The use of wildcard characters for partial matching.

Also used as

wildcarding is also the present participle and gerund of wildcard.

Questions about wildcarding

What does wildcarding mean?
Wildcarding means the use of wildcard characters for partial matching.
What part of speech is wildcarding?
Wildcarding is a noun.

Words near wildcarding in the dictionary

  1. wildbore
  2. wildbores
  3. wildcane
  4. wildcard
  5. wildcarded
  6. wildcarding
  7. wildcards
  8. wildcat
  9. wildcat bank
  10. wildcat banking
  11. wildcat banks

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