"wildmat" meaning in All languages combined

See wildmat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wildmats [plural]
Etymology: Blend of wildcard + match or Blend of wildcard + format Etymology templates: {{blend|en|wildcard|match}} Blend of wildcard + match, {{blend|en|wildcard|format}} Blend of wildcard + format Head templates: {{en-noun}} wildmat (plural wildmats)
  1. (Internet) A pattern matching library for matching strings with certain wildcards, used in NNTP. Also refers to its own format. Wikipedia link: wildmat Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-wildmat-en-noun-jPV~6lro Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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