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Precomposed

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Composed in advance..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Composed in advance.
  2. (computing) Describing a character that can also be represented an equivalent string of other characters (typically a letter and a diacritical mark).
  3. simple past and past participle of precompose

Example Sentences

For example, the middle letter of naïve could be represented using the combining character approach by U+0069 U+0308, or as a single, precomposed unit using the already prepared character U+00EF. Around 500 precomposed Latin letters, for instance, in the Unicode standard are superfluous, in that they can be represented using combining character sequences.

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What does precomposed mean?

Precomposed means Composed in advance..

What is a synonym for precomposed?

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What is the opposite of precomposed?

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How do you use precomposed in a sentence?

For example, the middle letter of naïve could be represented using the combining character approach by U+0069 U+0308, or as a single, precomposed unit using the already prepared character U+00EF. Around 500 precomposed Latin letters, for instance, in the Unicode standard are superfluous, in that they can be represented using combining character sequences.

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