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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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Unicode standard
Abstract character
Computer; Unicode standard
A unit of information used for the organization, control, or representation of textual data. * When representing data, the nature of that data is generally symbolic as opposed to some other kind of ...
Abjad
Computer; Unicode standard
A writing system in which only consonants are indicated. The term "abjad" is derived from the first four letters of the traditional order of the Arabic script: alef, ba, jeem, dal.
Abstract character sequence
Computer; Unicode standard
An ordered sequence of one or more abstract characters.
Canonical ordering algorithm
Computer; Unicode standard
In a decomposed character sequence D, exchange the positions of the characters in each Reorderable Pair until the sequence contains no more Reorderable Pairs. * In effect, the Canonical Ordering ...
Catalogue property
Computer; Unicode standard
A property that is an enumerated property, typically unrelated to an algorithm, that may be extended in each successive version of the Unicode Standard. * Examples are the Age, Block, and Script ...
Case-ignorable
Computer; Unicode standard
A character C is defined to be case-ignorable if C has the value MidLetter or the value MidNumLet for the Word_Break property or its General_Category is one of Nonspacing_Mark (Mn), Enclosing_Mark ...
Character
Computer; Unicode standard
(1) An abstract form that represents one or more glyph images. (2) A synonym for glyph image. In displaying Unicode character data, one or more glyphs may be selected to depict a particular ...
