Library /sys$common/syshlp/dce$uaf_help.hlb VERIFY, Qualifiers, /WILD  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

       /WILD (default)
       /NOWILD

    Specifies whether or not standard VMS wildcarding is to be
    applied to name. The default is /WILD which means a name of
    "SM*" is interpreted as meaning "match any name starting SM".
    If /NOWILD is specified the name "SM*" is searched for.