"supplementary character" meaning in English

See supplementary character in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: supplementary characters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} supplementary character (plural supplementary characters)
  1. (computing, Unicode) Any character assigned a code point in one of the supplementary planes (planes 1 through 16, covering the range U+10000 through U+10FFFF). Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-supplementary_character-en-noun-OiluKKC9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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