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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMehrdeutiges Zeichen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmeːɐ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡəs ˈtsaɪçn̩
"Das Passwort enthält ein mehrdeutiges Zeichen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A typographic symbol, letter, or glyph that can be visually confused with another, often posing security risks in programming or reading.
"The lowercase letter l and the numeral 1 are classic examples of an ambiguous-character set in many fonts." - 2
In genetics and bioinformatics, a character code representing multiple possible nucleotide bases at a single position.
"The alignment software flagged several ambiguous-characters within the sequenced DNA strands."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ambiguus' (doubtful, shifting) combined with 'character' from the Greek 'kharaktēr' (engraved mark). In modern computing and typography, it has evolved to describe symbols, letters, or glyphs that can be easily confused with one another due to visual similarity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ambiguous-character" is said worldwide
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caractère ambigu
Transliteration: ka.ʁaktɛʁ ɑ̃.bi.ɡy
"Ce mot de passe contient un caractère ambigu."
Mehrdeutiges Zeichen
Transliteration: ˈmeːɐ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡəs ˈtsaɪçn̩
"Das Passwort enthält ein mehrdeutiges Zeichen."
carattere ambiguo
Transliteration: kaˈrat.te.re amˈbi.ɡwo
"Questo carattere ambiguo può causare errori."
carácter ambiguo
Transliteration: kaˈɾak.teɾ amˈbi.ɣwo
"Evite usar un carácter ambiguo en la contraseña."
caractere ambíguo
Transliteration: ka.ɾakˈte.ɾi ɐ̃ˈbi.ɡwʊ
"O sistema rejeitou o caractere ambíguo."
अस्पष्ट वर्ण
Transliteration: aspaṣṭ varṇa
"इस पासवर्ड में एक अस्पष्ट वर्ण है।"
易混淆字符
Transliteration: yì hùn xiáo zì fú
"这个密码包含一个易混淆字符。"
모호한 문자
Transliteration: mo-ho-han mun-ja
"이 비밀번호는 모호한 문자를 포함하고 있습니다."
曖昧な文字
Transliteration: aimai na moji
"このパスワードには曖昧な文字が含まれています。"
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