Homoglyph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɒməʊɡlɪf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Homoglyph is a noun meaning (linguistics, computing) A character identical or nearly identical in appearance to another, but which differs in the meaning it represents; thus, in character encoding terms, a character with an identical or near-identical glyph, or the glyph itself.
Meaning
(linguistics, computing) A character identical or nearly identical in appearance to another, but which differs in the meaning it represents; thus, in character encoding terms, a character with an identical or near-identical glyph, or the glyph itself.
Example Sentences
The lower case “L”, Upper case “i”, and Numeral “One” are homoglyphs.
The E variant of the moon sign may perhaps be regarded as a homoglyph.
The homoglyphs I (uppercase i) and l (lowercase L) confused many who typed in the URL.
All the other consonant phonemes are transcribed into the homoglyphs of their IPA representations.
Word Forms
- homoglyphs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include homograph, homeograph, charakter, logograph, heterograph, homophone.
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