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grapheme cluster

grapheme cluster noun: a combination of code points representing a single graphical unit.

Noun

grapheme cluster (plural grapheme clusters)

  1. (Unicode) A combination of code points representing a single graphical unit.
    • First, a bit of jargon: a grapheme cluster is a generalization of the notion of combining characters. A character is in itself a grapheme cluster. When we apply non-spacing or enclosing combining characters to it, we extend the cluster.2007, Yannis Haralambous, Fonts & Encodings, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 117
    • Unicode calls such sequences of one base character and potentially several combining characters as a grapheme cluster. Strings in Perl 6 are based on these grapheme clusters.[2017, Moritz Lenz, Perl 6 Fundamentals: A Primer with Examples, Projects, and Case Studies, Apress, →ISBN, page 115

Forms of grapheme cluster

pluralgrapheme clusters

Questions about grapheme cluster

What does grapheme cluster mean?
Grapheme cluster means a combination of code points representing a single graphical unit.
What part of speech is grapheme cluster?
Grapheme cluster is a noun.
What is the plural of grapheme cluster?
The plural of grapheme cluster is grapheme clusters.

Words near grapheme cluster in the dictionary

  1. graphdiyne
  2. graphed
  3. graphematic
  4. graphematics
  5. grapheme
  6. grapheme cluster
  7. grapheme clusters
  8. grapheme-color
  9. grapheme-phoneme correspondence
  10. grapheme-phoneme correspondences
  11. grapheme-to-phoneme

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