The asterisk (*) character is used for several purposes, including as a reference mark for footnotes, representing multiplication in mathematical expressions, and as a wildcard in filename and data searches.
The pound sign, also known as the number sign or hash mark, is a character ( # ) often used in various applications for number formatting, as a wildcard in searches, or in programming.
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