Unicode

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Published as a draft proposal in 1988, “intended to suggest a unique, unified, universal encoding”. From uni- +‎ code.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjunɪˌkoʊd/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnɪˌkəʊd/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊd

Proper noun

Unicode

  1. (international standards, computing) 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.
    • 2022 September, “Version 15.0 – Core Specification”, in Unicode‎[1], archived from the original on 10 October 2026, 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”).
  2. (computing) The Unicode standards, together with standards for representing character strings as byte strings.
    convert to Unicode

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Unicode (uncountable)

  1. (computing, by extension, informal) 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.

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Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Unicode.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈju.ni.kod/

Proper noun

Unicode m

  1. (computing) 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'.

Portuguese

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English Unicode.

    Proper noun

    Unicode m

    1. (computing) Unicode (series of computer encoding standards)

    Spanish

    Etymology

      Unadapted borrowing from English Unicode.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /uniˈkode/ [u.niˈko.ð̞e]
        • Rhymes: -ode
        • Syllabification: U‧ni‧co‧de
      • IPA(key): /júnikowd/ [júnikou̯ð]
        • Rhymes: -ikowd

      Proper noun

      Unicode m

      1. (computing) Unicode (series of computer encoding standards)
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