Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

asterix
     
         Do you mean "{asterisk}" (the star-shaped
        character), or {Asterix the Gaul
        (http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=asterixwebring&index)},
        the popular French cartoon by Goscinny and Uderzo?
     
        (2000-07-26)