(idiomatic) To improve a person's character by developing personality traits such as resilience or responsibility.

plural of character cell

plural of character reference

(computing) capable of displaying only text characters or having a text-based user interface

Orthosia gothica, a noctuid moth having distinctive black wing markings that resemble the Hebrew letter nun (נ). / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Hebrew, character.

(computing) The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.

(role-playing games, video games) A character in a role-playing game or computer game whose actions are not controlled by a player.

(typography) A character whose use is defined by private users and companies rather than defined by a standard such as Unicode, and which therefore has no universally accepted meaning.

plural of character user interface

(computing) A character, added to the beginning of each line of text to be printed on a line printer, that controls the movement of paper through the printer before each new line is printed