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UAL: Unit for Academic Literacy: Search Tips

Database Search Tips & Wildcards

"Alternatively referred to as a wild character or wildcard character, a wildcard is a symbol used to replace or represent one or more characters. Wildcards are typically either an asterisk (*), which represents one or more characters or question mark (?), which represents a single character." https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/w/wildcard.htm