replacement character

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounreplacement character (plural replacement characters)

plural replacement characters

  1. UnicodecomputingA 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.
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APA

replacement character. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replacement%20character

MLA

“replacement character.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replacement%20character. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “replacement character,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replacement%20character.

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