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[Bug 3226] Terminology: "character string"

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Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 18:12:30 +0000
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------- Comment #1 from davep@iit.edu  2006-05-09 18:12 -------
(In reply to comment #0)

> In 2.4, the term "character string" in the first definition seems to have
> the same meaning as the term "A sequence of zero or more characters in the
> Universal Character Set (UCS)" in the fourth definition. Why are different
> terms used?

The reasons are buried in antiquity and no longer apply.  We should
unify the terminology.

>(I suggest defining the term "character string" (or "string") once and then
>using it, hyperlinked to the definition.)

A reasonable suggestion on its face.  It will be considered by the editors,
I'm sure.
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