Mirko Raner wrote:
> - script / alphabet
All alphabets are scripts, but not all scripts are alphabets:
some are syllabaries or ideograph collections. (Yes, the word
"ideograph" is a misnomer.)
> - character set / repertoire
"Character set" is not really a well-defined term. Here are the
usual terms:
character repertoire: a collection (set) of characters
coded character set: a mapping between integers and characters
character encoding standard: a mapping between sequences of
octets and characters
charset: a MIME synonym for "character encoding standard"
> - font / typeface / glyph collection
A font is a mapping from glyph codes (which are often the same as
character codes) to glyphs. A typeface is a collection of related
fonts differing in size, weight, etc. A glyph collection is a
collection of glyphs. :-)
-- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)
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