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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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His genuine grasp on the emotional struggles of the character set him apart from the many actors in consideration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2023

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

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

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2017

The text is using some character set that your editor or viewer isn't.

From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim

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