*Definition [#k1678d9a] A topological space is called starparacompact if every cover has a [[star-finite]] open refinement. *Remark [#n630e66f] -Sometimes it is called [[hypocompact]]. -Sometimes it is called [[strongly paracompact]]. *Reference [#b12c697e] Lynn Arthur Steen and J. Arthur Seebach, Jr. ''Counterexamples in Topology'', Dover.