"replacement character" meaning in English

See replacement character in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: replacement characters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} replacement character (plural replacement characters)
  1. (computing, Unicode) A symbol, often displayed as a black rhombus with a white question mark, used to indicate problems when a system is unable to render a stream of data to the correct symbols. Categories (topical): Computing

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