Brocked is a slang term, reportedly originating from the Royal New Zealand Airforce, that refers to the act of another aircrew member secretly and sneakily taking away ones allocated flying time or duty.
Wildcard
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In computing, a wildcard refers to a character that can be substituted for zero or more characters in a string. Wildcards are commonly used in computer programming, database SQL search queries, and when navigating through DOS or Unix directories via the command prompt.
Below are some popular uses for wildcards:
Wildcard meaning & definition 1 of Wildcard.
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A person who is generally [unpredictable] and has no defined role in a group of friends, and their often [reckless] and [wacky] behavior can either benefit or hurt the group depending on the situation.
Wildcard meaning & definition 2 of Wildcard.
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The action of taking multiple [dicks up] [the ass] [at once]. Only men can be wildcarded.
Wildcard meaning & definition 3 of Wildcard.
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a girl who is [unpredictable] but fun. The life of the parties but never easy. Everyone wants her, but she cant be [held down]. You [never know] what to expect!
Wildcard meaning & definition 4 of Wildcard.
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In poker, [a card] which can be assigned any value the [cardholder] wishes.
An factor affecting events in an unknown or [unpredictable] fashion.
In sports, usually a playoff spot available to a team that does not finish first in their division or league.Wildcard meaning & definition 5 of Wildcard.
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a wildcard in computer world is eg. *?
a * usually represents [zero] or more any characters, numbers etc, and a ? means any 1 character, number etc.
theyre used to denote many [files], or search for something (called [glob] searching)Wildcard meaning & definition 6 of Wildcard.
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[a card] in [games] that can be used as another [amount].
Wildcard meaning & definition 7 of Wildcard.
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A playing card that can have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it.
Wildcard meaning & definition 8 of Wildcard.