textencodingupdate

noun

UK /ˈtɛkst ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈʌpdeɪt/

US /ˈtɛkst ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈʌpdeɪt/

A change that fixes how a computer reads and shows letters and symbols.

The textencodingupdate made the website show emojis correctly.

SYNONYMS

character set fix encoding patch code update font fix

RELATED WORDS

Unicode UTF-8 software patch character set data repair

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A new version of the rules a program uses to turn text into computer code.

The textencodingupdate added support for more languages.

3. A small download that corrects garbled words in an app.

After the textencodingupdate, the old messages stopped looking like strange symbols.

4. The act of refreshing the way a device stores written information.

The textencodingupdate helped the phone save names with accents properly.