multi-language encoding

noun
UK /ˌmʌltiˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˌmʌltiˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/

A way to store words from many languages so computers can read them all.

The website uses multi-language encoding so it can show text in English, Arabic, and Japanese at the same time.

SYNONYMS

multilingual character encodingmulti-script encodinginternational text encodingcross-language encoding

RELATED WORDS

UnicodeUTF-8character setlocalizationcode page

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of converting text in several languages into a computer-readable format.

Multi-language encoding of the old records took weeks because each document mixed three scripts.

3. A setting in software that lets it display and save text in more than one language.

Turn on multi-language encoding in the editor before pasting the translated subtitles.

4. A method for packing translations of the same content into one file or data stream.

The app's multi-language encoding keeps all twelve language versions in a single package.