mixed-alphabet coding
nounMixed-alphabet coding is when you use letters from more than one alphabet to write or make codes.
The puzzle used mixed-alphabet coding, so some letters were English and some were Greek.
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2. A programming style that mixes characters from different writing systems in identifiers or strings.
The developer avoided mixed-alphabet coding to prevent confusing look-alike characters in variable names.
3. A secret-code game where each letter is swapped with a letter from a different alphabet.
In the spy game, mixed-alphabet coding turned the message into a jumble of Latin and Cyrillic letters.
4. The practice of writing one language using letters borrowed from several alphabets.
Historical scribes sometimes used mixed-alphabet coding to record trade words from many regions.