Mojibake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌməʊd͡ʒiˈbɑːki/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mojibake is a noun meaning (computing) Corrupt characters or letters, especially resulting from being displayed or transferred through an inappropriate character set or encoding.
Meaning
(computing) Corrupt characters or letters, especially resulting from being displayed or transferred through an inappropriate character set or encoding.
Example Sentences
Alas, you'll even see “text” files where some lines have one encoding but other lines have different encodings. You are guaranteed to see mojibake.
The space behind the door is filled with mojibake, more specifically, a mojibake that is made of pieces of my memory. “Why? Why do I like girls?” I hear a younger voice of mine echoing in the room.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include miscode, borkage, miscoding, defective, corruption, misencoding.
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