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private-use character

private-use character noun: a character whose use is defined by private users and companies rather than defined by a standard such as Unicode, and which therefore has no universally accepted meaning.

Noun

private-use character (plural private-use characters)

  1. A character whose use is defined by private users and companies rather than defined by a standard such as Unicode, and which therefore has no universally accepted meaning.

Forms of private-use character

pluralprivate-use characters

Questions about private-use character

What does private-use character mean?
Private-use character means a character whose use is defined by private users and companies rather than defined by a standard such as Unicode, and which therefore has no universally accepted meaning.
What part of speech is private-use character?
Private-use character is a noun.
What is the plural of private-use character?
The plural of private-use character is private-use characters.

Words near private-use character in the dictionary

  1. private-message
  2. private-messaged
  3. private-messages
  4. private-messaging
  5. private-sector
  6. private-use character
  7. private-use characters
  8. private-wire house
  9. private-wire houses
  10. privated
  11. privateer

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