broadcharacterencoding
nounUK /brɔːd ˈkærəktər ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /brɔd ˈkærəktər ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way for computers to store and show many different letters and symbols from lots of languages.
The app uses broad character encoding so it can display names written in Chinese, Arabic, and English all at once.
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2. A system that gives every letter and symbol in the world its own number so computers can understand it.
Thanks to broad character encoding, the website shows emojis and accents correctly.
3. The practice of supporting many writing systems in one piece of software.
Good broad character encoding keeps old documents readable when new languages are added.
4. A standard that lets text move between devices without losing special characters.
The email arrived intact because both servers agreed on the same broad character encoding.