character conversion

noun

UK /ˈkær.ək.tə kənˈvɜː.ʃən/

US /ˈkær.ək.tɚ kənˈvɝː.ʒən/

Changing letters or symbols from one form into another form.

The program does character conversion so the old text shows up correctly on new computers.

SYNONYMS

character encoding change text conversion symbol transformation code conversion

RELATED WORDS

encoding transcoding character set Unicode mapping

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Changing a person's role or personality in a story or game.

The game's character conversion lets you turn a villain into a hero.

3. Changing typed letters into a different alphabet or writing system.

Character conversion turned the Latin letters into Japanese kana.

4. Switching text between uppercase and lowercase letters.

The tool's character conversion changed every lowercase letter to a capital.