combining character

Noun

(computing) A character that modifies the appearance of other characters (which are called base characters).

Japanese Meaning

基底文字（基本文字）の外観を修飾する文字。

When rendering Unicode text, the combining character must be attached to its base character for accents to display correctly.

Unicodeテキストをレンダリングする際、結合文字はアクセントを正しく表示するために対応する基底文字に結合される必要があります。

Sense（1）

(computing) A character that modifies the appearance of other characters (which are called base characters).

You can display c with macron (c̄) by merging the combining character macron with the letter c.

combining characters

（ plural ）