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code points

code points is the plural of code point.

Meaning of code point

Noun

code point (plural code points)

  1. (especially Unicode) A numerical offset in a character set, etc., as opposed to a displayed grapheme or character, which can be composed of several code points.
    • In UTF-8, the number of bytes used to write a character to a file depends on the Unicode code point.
    Synonyms:
    code position

Questions about code points

What is code points the plural of?
Code points is the plural of code point.

Words near code points in the dictionary

  1. code of practice
  2. code of silence
  3. code page
  4. code pages
  5. code point
  6. code points
  7. code position
  8. code positions
  9. code red
  10. code red drill
  11. code reds

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