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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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hiragana
Computer; Unicode standard
One of two standard syllabaries associated with the Japanese writing system. Hiragana syllables are typically used in the representation of native Japanese words and grammatical particles.
hypertext markup language (HTML)
Computer; Unicode standard
A text description language related to SGML; it mixes text format markup with plain text content to describe formatted text. HTML is ubiquitous as the source language for Web pages on the Internet. ...
default property value
Computer; Unicode standard
The value (or in some cases small set of values) of a property associated with unassigned code points or with encoded characters for which the property is irrelevant. * For example, for most Boolean ...
defective combining character sequence
Computer; Unicode standard
A combining character sequence that does not start with a base character. * Defective combining character sequences occur when a sequence of combining characters appears at the start of a string or ...
demotic script
Computer; Unicode standard
(1) A script or a form of a script used to write the vernacular or common speech of some language community. (2) A simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing.
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 ...
deprecated
Computer; Unicode standard
Of a coded character or a character property, strongly discouraged from use. (Not the same as obsolete.)
