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replacement character

replacement character noun: a symbol, often displayed as a black rhombus with a white question mark, used to indicate problems when a system is unable to render a stream of data to the correct symbols.

Noun

replacement character (plural replacement characters)

  1. (Unicode) A symbol, often displayed as a black rhombus with a white question mark, used to indicate problems when a system is unable to render a stream of data to the correct symbols.

Forms of replacement character

pluralreplacement characters

Questions about replacement character

What does replacement character mean?
Replacement character means a symbol, often displayed as a black rhombus with a white question mark, used to indicate problems when a system is unable to render a stream of data to the correct symbols.
What part of speech is replacement character?
Replacement character is a noun.
What is the plural of replacement character?
The plural of replacement character is replacement characters.

Words near replacement character in the dictionary

  1. replaceables
  2. replaced
  3. replacee
  4. replacees
  5. replacement
  6. replacement character
  7. replacement characters
  8. replacement depot
  9. replacement depots
  10. replacement theology
  11. replacement theory

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