"Punycode" meaning in English

See Punycode in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: punycode [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of puny + Unicode Etymology templates: {{blend|en|puny|Unicode}} Blend of puny + Unicode Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Punycode
  1. (computing) A mapping from Unicode to the simpler ASCII character set, intended for the representation of international domain names where Unicode is not available. Categories (topical): Computing
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