Subj : Re: What is a text character in a computer?
To   : comp.programming
From : Michael Schneider
Date : Sun Oct 02 2005 01:55 pm

If you are talking about the visual representation of a text character, 
it is called a glyph.

Try doing a good on:

glyph representation

I would be happy to try and answer a more detailed question with some
additional context.

Mikethenightfly@comcast.net wrote:
> I know all about how binary numbers translate into text characters. My
> question is what exactly IS a text character? Is it a bitmap?
> 



thenightfly@comcast.net wrote:
> I know all about how binary numbers translate into text characters. My
> question is what exactly IS a text character? Is it a bitmap?
>

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