"grapheme cluster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grapheme clusters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} grapheme cluster (plural grapheme clusters)
  1. (Unicode) A combination of code points representing a single graphical unit.
    Sense id: en-grapheme_cluster-en-noun-gD4LwcVL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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