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character set

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noun

Computers.
  1. the numbers, letters, punctuation marks, and special symbols that can be used by a particular device, as a printer, or in a coding method, as ASCII.


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Lee, who helped shepherd this proposal, runs the emoji advocacy group Emojination and has now helped to realize more than 100 new emoji, focusing on emoji that make the character set more inclusive.

From Slate • May 2, 2019

"I was keen to fill out the cast with relative unknowns," says Roberts, of the Transformers character set.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2018

Since then there have been further efforts to improve the representation of people in the character set.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2018

Font Book should open automatically and display a sample alphabet or character set in the new font.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2017

For the first time he allowed himself to wonder in all seriousness if she had powers above a mere woman's as she had a character set apart.

From Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure by Gregory, Jackson

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