mojibake

English

/ˌmoʊ.dʒiˈbɑ.ki/, /ˌməʊ.dʒiˈbɑː.ki/

noun
Definitions
  • (computing) Corrupt characters or letters, especially from display or transfer through an inappropriate character set or encoding.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 文字化け.

Origin

Japanese

文字化け

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