Sentence:  "The compulsive editor, when checking the specs on an article, can't help checking also for such items as initial capital and closing <WSD>dingbat</WSD>, if they are used routinely. These decorative items have a way of being forgotten..." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc.