multilingualtextencoding
nounUK /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl tɛkst ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl tɛkst ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way to store words from many languages in a computer so they all show up correctly.
The app uses multilingual text encoding so it can show English, Arabic, and Japanese on the same screen.
SYNONYMS
RELATED WORDS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of converting text in several languages into a format computers can read.
The team spent a week on multilingual text encoding before launching the website.
3. A system that supports scripts and characters from more than one language at once.
This database relies on multilingual text encoding to handle customer names from around the world.
4. The practice of making sure text in different languages is saved and displayed without errors.
Good multilingual text encoding prevents question marks from appearing instead of Chinese characters.