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codepoint

codepoint is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of codepoint

pluralcodepoints

Origin of codepoint

From code + point.

Questions about codepoint

What is codepoint the alternative spelling of?
Codepoint is the alternative spelling of code point.

Words near codepoint in the dictionary

  1. codependent
  2. codependently
  3. codependents
  4. codepleted
  5. codepletion
  6. codepoint
  7. codepoints
  8. codeposit
  9. codeposited
  10. codepositing
  11. codeposition

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Adapted from Wiktionary: codepoint (page history and authors); code point (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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