bound characters

noun
UK /baʊnd ˈkærəktəz/
US /baʊnd ˈkærəktərz/

Letters that are joined together when you write them.

In cursive writing, bound characters flow smoothly into each other.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Characters in a story who are tied together by fate or a promise.

The two bound characters promised to help each other forever.

3. Symbols in a computer system that are fixed and cannot be changed.

The programmer used bound characters to keep the code stable.

4. Letters that are physically attached in a printed book.

The old book had bound characters that were hard to read.