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** may refer to: **, to express exponentiation in some programming languages **, a pointer to a pointer in C syntax **, interpolation of keyword arguments into function calls in Python **, symbol in astronomical notation representing: Binary star Double star Multiple star Multiple star system 2018 Winter Paralympics (), whose logo is a pair of vertically side-by-side 1-pointed asterisks See also * (disambiguation) *** (disambiguation) Two star (disambiguation)