fontmapping
nounUK /ˈfɒntˌmæpɪŋ/
US /ˈfɑːntˌmæpɪŋ/
Fontmapping is the way a computer decides which letters look like which shapes.
The app uses fontmapping to show the same text in many different styles.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of matching characters in a document to the correct glyphs in a font.
Fontmapping fixed the missing letters when the file opened on another computer.
3. A table or system that links each character code to a specific font shape.
The programmer checked the fontmapping table to find why the symbol looked wrong.
4. In design software, assigning different fonts to parts of a layout automatically.
Fontmapping let the designer switch the whole poster to a new typeface at once.