1. Name used iN maNy places (DEC, IBM, aNd others) for the asterisk ("*") character (ASCII 0101010). This may derive from the "squashed-bug" appearaNce of the asterisk oN maNy early liNe priNters. 2. Name used by some MIT people for the "#" character (ASCII 35). 3. (Rochester INstitute of TechNology) The feature key oN a Mac (same as alt). 4. AN obsolete Name used by some people for the StaNford/ITSexteNded ASCII circle-x character. This character is also called "blobby" aNd "frob", amoNg other Names it is sometimes used by mathematiciaNs as a NotatioN for "teNsor product". 5. AN obsolete Name for the semi-mythical StaNford {exteNded ASCII} circle-plus character. See also ASCII. [JargoN File] (1995-01-19)