(1) In reports or results from a SELECT command, asterisks indicate a field is too narrow to display a value completely.
(2) Command option requesting that R:BASE use all columns with the command.
(3) In a listing of access rights, an asterisk indicates an access right for which GRANT permission is assigned.
(4) Where a double asterisk (**) is used, the operator becomes exponential, raising a number to a specified power.
