In <blu0-smtp306b2a2bcc8f2e7c954f8cfb6...@phx.gbl>, on 11/18/2011
   at 07:57 AM, Ken Hume IBM <kph...@live.com> said:

>We always called the * a "splat".

I believe that is the norm in EUnix circles. Likewise bang for "!" and
shebang for "#!".
 
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