English (en)
Character
A character is a single unit of text
or symbol that represents a letter,
number, punctuation mark, or special
symbol. It is typically encoded using
character encoding standards like
ASCII, Unicode, or UTF-8. Key Aspects
of a Character in Computing:
Text Representation – Characters are
used to form words, sentences, and
data in programming and text
processing.
Encoding – Each character has a
unique numerical representation
(e.g., 'A' = 65 in ASCII).
Character Set – A defined
collection of characters, such as
Latin alphabets, symbols, and even
emojis in Unicode.
Data Type – In programming, a char
data type stores a single character
(e.g., 'A' or '7').
Characters are essential in
computing for everything from
writing documents to coding and
data storage.
Yorùbá (yo)
- Ẹyọ àmì
Decomposition: A single unit of text/symbol
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- Àmì ẹlẹ́yọkan
Decomposition: Any single symbol that can be represented and processed by a computer.
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- Ẹ̀wọ́n
Decomposition: "Ẹ̀wọ́n" is a session piece of a broken chain.
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- Ọmọ-ọ̀rọ̀
Decomposition: Since characters are used to form words, a text representation is “ọmọ” while the full word is "ọ̀rọ̀.” Compare ọmọ-ẹ̀sẹ̀, ọmọ-ọwọ́, etc.
For example, how many characters are there? In Yorùbá, it is: Ọmọ-ọ̀rọ̀ mélòó ló wà níbẹ̀?
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