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Unicode standard
The Unicode standard is a character coding system designed to support the worldwide interchange, processing, and display of the written texts of the diverse languages and technical disciplines of the modern world.
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Canonical decomposition
Computer; Unicode standard
Mapping to an inherently equivalent sequence—for example, mapping ä to a + combining umlaut. The decomposition of a character or character sequence that results from recursively applying the ...
Canonical
Computer; Unicode standard
(1) Conforming to the general rules for encoding—that is, not compressed, compacted, or in any other form specified by a higher protocol. (2) Characteristic of a normative mapping and form of ...
Canonical composition
Computer; Unicode standard
A step in the algorithm for Unicode normalisation Forms, during which decomposed sequences are replaced by primary composites, where possible.
Byte order mark (BOM)
Computer; Unicode standard
The Unicode character U+FEFF when used to indicate the byte order of a text.
Byte serialisation
Computer; Unicode standard
The order of a series of bytes determined by a computer architecture.
Dependent vowel
Computer; Unicode standard
A symbol or sign that represents a vowel and that is attached or combined with another symbol, usually one that represents a consonant. For example, in writing systems based on Arabic, Hebrew, and ...
