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Etymology

Japanese 文字化け (もじばけ, mojibake), from 文字 (もじ, moji) "character" + 化け (ばけ, bake) "change", thus "changed characters".

Pronunciation

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Noun

mojibake (uncountable)

  1. corrupt characters or letters, especially from display or transfer through an inappropriate character set, e.g., •¶Žš‰»‚¯, which is a corruption of 文字化け.

 

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