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Meaning of Punycode | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A mapping from Unicode to the simpler ASCII character set, intended for the representation of international domain names where Unicode is not available.

Examples

“Punycode is an encoding, or an escape⟳ scheme (depending on how you look⟳ at it), for a specific purpose: implementing Internationalized Domain Names (IDN).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

punyism Punyu Punzalan Punzo PUO Puolanka

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