Unicode
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Published as a draft proposal in 1988, “intended to suggest a unique, unified, universal encoding”. From uni- + codeCategory:English terms prefixed with uni-#CODE.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈjunɪˌkoʊd/Category:English 3-syllable words#UNICODECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#UNICODE
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnɪˌkəʊd/Category:English 3-syllable words#UNICODECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#UNICODE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#UNICODEAudio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊdCategory:Rhymes:English/əʊd#UNICODECategory:Rhymes:English/əʊd/3 syllables#UNICODE
Proper noun
UnicodeCategory:English lemmas#UNICODECategory:English proper nouns#UNICODECategory:English uncountable nouns#UNICODECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#UNICODECategory:Pages with entries#UNICODECategory:Pages with 4 entries#UNICODE
- (international standards, computingCategory:en:Computing#UNICODE) A series of character encoding standards intended to support the characters used by a large number of the world’s languages.
- This character isn't in Unicode.Category:English terms with usage examples#UNICODE
- 2022 September, “Version 15.0 – Core Specification”, in Unicode, page 535:
- The Thaana script is written from right to left. Conformant implementations of Thaana script must use the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (see Unicode Standard Annex #9, “Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm”).Category:English terms with quotations#UNICODE
- (computingCategory:en:Computing#UNICODE) The Unicode standards, together with standards for representing character strings as byte strings.
- convert to UnicodeCategory:English terms with usage examples#UNICODE
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
Unicode (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#UNICODECategory:English nouns#UNICODECategory:English uncountable nouns#UNICODECategory:English uncountable nouns#UNICODECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#UNICODECategory:Pages with entries#UNICODECategory:Pages with 4 entries#UNICODE
- (computingCategory:en:Computing#UNICODE, by extension, informalCategory:English informal terms#UNICODE) Characters from a contextually different script, often used in a nonstandard fashion. Sometimes used as an antonym to the characters of the Latin alphabet.
- Since most users on the site are westerners, we have banned Unicode in all text input boxes.Category:English terms with usage examples#UNICODE
See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Category:English trademarks#UNICODE Category:en:Unicode#UNICODEItalian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#UNICODECategory:Italian unadapted borrowings from English#UNICODECategory:Italian terms derived from English#UNICODE Unicode.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Unicode mCategory:Italian lemmas#UNICODECategory:Italian proper nouns#UNICODECategory:Italian uncountable proper nouns#UNICODECategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#UNICODECategory:Italian masculine nouns#UNICODECategory:Pages with entries#UNICODECategory:Pages with 4 entries#UNICODE
- (computingCategory:it:Computing#UNICODE) Unicode (series of computer encoding standards)
Usage notes
Although it graphically starts with a vowel, the starting semi-consonantal sound causes the article form to be used to be lo instead of l'.
Category:it:Unicode#UNICODEPortuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#UNICODECategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#UNICODECategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#UNICODE Unicode.
Proper noun
Unicode mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#UNICODECategory:Portuguese proper nouns#UNICODECategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#UNICODECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#UNICODECategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#UNICODECategory:Pages with entries#UNICODECategory:Pages with 4 entries#UNICODE
- (computingCategory:pt:Computing#UNICODE) Unicode (series of computer encoding standards)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from English#UNICODECategory:Spanish unadapted borrowings from English#UNICODECategory:Spanish terms derived from English#UNICODE Unicode.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uniˈkode/ [u.niˈko.ð̞e]Category:Spanish 4-syllable words#UNICODECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#UNICODE
- Rhymes: -odeCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ode#UNICODECategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ode/4 syllables#UNICODE
- Syllabification: U‧ni‧co‧de
- IPA(key): /júnikowd/ [júnikou̯ð]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#UNICODECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#UNICODE
Proper noun
Unicode mCategory:Spanish lemmas#UNICODECategory:Spanish proper nouns#UNICODECategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#UNICODECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#UNICODECategory:Spanish masculine nouns#UNICODECategory:Pages with entries#UNICODECategory:Pages with 4 entries#UNICODE
- (computingCategory:es:Computing#UNICODE) Unicode (series of computer encoding standards)
