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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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consonant cluster
Computer; Unicode standard
A sequence of two or more consonantal sounds. Depending on the writing system, a consonant cluster may be represented by a single character or by a sequence of characters. (Contrast digraph.)
consonant conjunct
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A sequence of two or more adjacent consonantal letterforms, consisting of a sequence of one or more dead consonants followed by a normal, live consonant letter. A consonant conjunct may be ligated ...
context-dependent property
Computer; Unicode standard
A property that applies to a code point in the context of a longer code point sequence. * For example, the lowercase mapping of a Greek sigma depends on the context of the surrounding characters.
context-independent property
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A property that is not context dependent; it applies to a code point in isolation.
contextual variant
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A text element can have a presentation form that depends on the textual context in which it is rendered. This presentation form is known as a contextual variant.
contributory property
Computer; Unicode standard
A simple property defined merely to make the statement of a rule defining a derived property more compact or general.
control codes
Computer; Unicode standard
The 65 characters in the ranges U+0000..U+001F and U+007F..U+009F. Also known as control characters.
