double star
The term "double star" is used in both astronomy to describe two stars that appear close to each other and in programming for various operators and wildcard characters.
Definition
C1Astronomy
(technical, scientific)Two stars that appear close together in the sky, either because they orbit each other or are aligned by chance.
Example
- Through the telescope, we observed a double star in the constellation Orion.
C1Astronomy
(technical, scientific)A pair of stars that orbit around a common center of mass.
Example
- The binary system Alpha Centauri is a well-known double star.
C2Programming
(technical, computing)In Python, an operator used for exponentiation or to pass keyword arguments in functions.
Example
- In the expression `a ** b`, the double star operator raises `a` to the power of `b`.
- Using `**kwargs` allows you to pass multiple keyword arguments to a function.
C2Programming
(technical, computing)A wildcard character in file paths used to match any number of directories or subdirectories.
Example
- The pattern `src/js/**/*.js` matches all JavaScript files in the `src/js` directory and its subdirectories.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "double star":
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