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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
Tailorable
Computer; Unicode standard
A characteristic of an algorithm for which a higher-level protocol may specify different results than those specified in the algorithm. A tailorable algorithm without actual tailoring is also known ...
Syllable block
Computer; Unicode standard
A sequence of Korean characters that should be grouped into a single square cell for display. * This is different from a precomposed Hangul syllable and is meant to include sequences needed for the ...
Tagging
Computer; Unicode standard
The association of attributes of text with a point or range of the primary text. The value of a particular tag is not generally considered to be a part of the "content" of the text. A typical example ...
Text element
Computer; Unicode standard
A minimum unit of text in relation to a particular text process, in the context of a given writing system. In general, the mapping between text elements and code points is many-to-many.
Titlecase
Computer; Unicode standard
Uppercased initial letter followed by lowercase letters in words. A casing convention often used in titles, headers, and entries, as exemplified in this glossary.
Symmetric swapping
Computer; Unicode standard
The process of rendering a character with a mirrored glyph when its resolved directionality is right-to-left in a bidirectional context.
Syllabary
Computer; Unicode standard
A type of writing system in which each symbol typically represents both a consonant and a vowel, or in some instances more than one consonant and a vowel.
