multilingual character encoding
nounUK /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl ˈkærəktər ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl ˈkærəktər ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A set of rules that lets a computer store and show letters from many different languages.
The website uses multilingual character encoding so it can display Chinese, Arabic, and English text correctly.
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2. A system that maps characters from multiple writing systems to numeric codes.
UTF-8 is a popular multilingual character encoding that covers almost every script.
3. The process of converting text in several languages into a format computers can store.
Proper multilingual character encoding prevents garbled text when users switch languages.
4. A standard used to ensure text in different languages displays without errors across devices.
The app failed because it lacked multilingual character encoding for Japanese characters.