wildcard
English
noun
Definitions
- (computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
- also written wild card An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
- also written wild card An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.
- (sports) (alternative form of) wild card
Etymology
Compound from English wild + English card (material with embedded wire bristles, card).
Origin
English
card
Gloss
material with embedded wire bristles, card
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
♠️ ♣️ ♥️ ♦️ 🃏 🎴 💳️ 📇 🗂️ 🗃️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- CharlieCard English
- Eurocard English
- MetroCard English
- backcard English
- bankcard English
- card English
- card-room English
- cardbearer English
- cardboard English
- cardcase English
- carder English
- cardholder English
- cardholding English
- cardhouse English
- cardless English
- cardmaker English
- cardmaking English
- cardmember English
- cardphone English
- cardplay English
- cardplayer English
- cardplaying English
- cardroom English
- cardshark English
- cardsharp English
- cardsharper English
- cardsharping English
- cardware English
- chargecard English
- chipcard English
- daughtercard English
- discard English
- downcard English
- drawcard English
- ecard English
- falsecard English
- farecard English
- file-card English
- filmcard English
- flashcard English
- gamecard English
- hovercard English
- keycard English
- lettercard English
- microcard English
- noncard English
- nonwild English
- notecard English
- overcard English
- passcard English
- phonecard English
- photocard English
- playing card English
- postcard English
- pushcard English
- racecard English
- railcard English
- rewild English
- scorecard English
- semiwild English
- showcard English
- sports card English
- storecard English
- swipecard English
- sympathy card English
- thank you card English
- timecard English
- travelcard English
- undercard English
- unwild English
- upcard English
- wild English
- wild cat English
- wild man English
- wildberry English
- wildcarded English
- wildcarding English
- wildcat English
- wildcraft English
- wilden English
- wildfire English
- wildflower English
- wildfowl English
- wilding English
- wildish English
- wildland English
- wildlife English
- wildling English
- wildly English
- wildmeat English
- wildness English
- wildposting English
- wildsome English
- wildstyle English
- wildwood English
- card Italian
- carte French
- カード Japanese
- carde Middle English
- wild Middle English
- carte Old French
- कार्ड Hindi
- kad Malay
- ကတ် Burmese
- ကတ်ပြား Burmese
- 卡片 Chinese
- kadi Swahili
- 카드 Korean
- کارڈ Urdu
- ikhadi Xhosa
- welman Tok Pisin
- welpik Tok Pisin
- kati Hausa
- wild
- card
- ecard
- wilden
- carder
- wildly
- unwild
- upcard
- rewild
- wildcat
- wildish
- keycard
- wilding
- noncard
- discard
- nonwild
- overcard
- semiwild
- wildness
- cardware
- wildfowl
- chipcard
- wildsome
- drawcard
- pushcard
- wild cat
- racecard
- railcard
- filmcard
- cardless
- postcard
- wildwood
- wild man
- Eurocard
- wildlife
- showcard
- backcard
- timecard
- farecard
- wildland
- bankcard
- cardroom
- gamecard
- cardplay
- wildling
- passcard
- notecard
- downcard
- wildmeat
- wildfire
- cardcase
- falsecard
- wildcraft
- hovercard
- cardsharp
- scorecard
- photocard
- microcard
- cardphone
- flashcard
- cardboard
- cardhouse
- wildberry
- cardshark
- wildstyle
- swipecard
- card-room
- undercard
- phonecard
- storecard
- file-card
- MetroCard
- cardmaker
- travelcard
- lettercard
- wildflower
- wildcarded
- cardmaking
- chargecard
- cardmember
- cardholder
- cardbearer
- cardplayer
- cardplaying
- wildposting
- wildcarding
- cardsharper
- cardholding
- CharlieCard
- sports card
- cardsharping
- daughtercard
- playing card
- sympathy card
- thank you card