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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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fixed position class
Computer; Unicode standard
A subset of the range of numeric values for combining classes— specifically, any value in the range 10..199. * Fixed position classes are assigned to a small number of Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Telugu, ...
fixed property
Computer; Unicode standard
A property whose values (other than a default value), once associated with a specific code point, are fixed and will not be changed, except to correct obvious or clerical errors. * For a fixed ...
folding
Computer; Unicode standard
An operation that maps similar characters to a common target, such as uppercasing or lowercasing a string. Folding operations are most often used to temporarily ignore certain distinctions between ...
font
Computer; Unicode standard
A collection of glyphs used for the visual depiction of character data. A font is often associated with a set of parameters (for example, size, posture, weight, and serifness), which, when set to ...
format character
Computer; Unicode standard
A character that is inherently invisible but that has an effect on the surrounding characters.
format code
Computer; Unicode standard
A character that is inherently invisible but that has an effect on the surrounding characters.
file system safe UCS transformation format (FSS-UTF)
Computer; Unicode standard
A file format published by the X/Open Company Ltd., and intended for the UNIX environment. It served as the predecessor of what is now known as UTF-8.
