Definitions
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- adverb In terms of
character . - adjective computing In terms of
text characters .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dune - After 150 pages, nothing had happened, plotwise, characterwise, or themewise.
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Sure, I realise that the last thing a lot of Bioshock fans want is Bio-Morrow-Shock-Wind, but when it comes to Bioshock 2 I hope that the developers will attempt something a little different characterwise rather than reiterating B1.
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What happens in issue 137 may not be directly important to what's going on now and you shouldn't let it get in the way of some excellent story from a plot basis, but characterwise, it should INDIRECTLY affect everything, because it affected 138 which affected 139, which affected 140 and so on all the way until today.
Giffen on Continuity | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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What happens in issue 137 may not be directly important to what’s going on now and you shouldn’t let it get in the way of some excellent story from a plot basis, but characterwise, it should INDIRECTLY affect everything, because it affected 138 which affected 139, which affected 140 and so on all the way until today.
Giffen on Continuity | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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I have to edit and polish as I go, mostly because while I'm doing that my mind is working out what happens next plotwise and characterwise.
A NaNo Snippet Julianne Douglas 2008
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The MJ one does make more sense characterwise, because her whole appeal is eye candy.
What did I miss? David Campbell 2007
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And even though Geoff wasn't I think going for OULIPO gaminess with 253, I'd agree with Johan that it certain fits in the category; he restricted himself wordwise, pagewise, and characterwise, all using the number 253, which I think the OULIPOists would have dug.
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"Marco Rubio was like Tom Brady, characterwise," Matamoros says.
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Saying nothing in these cases surely would have said more characterwise and those of us reading your article would have certainly gotten the point.
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O’Dowd and company bend over backward to say they are “tolerant” of other views on the club, but that’s contradicted by statements such as this from Monfort in 2006: “I don’t want to offend anyone, but I think characterwise we’re stronger than anyone in baseball.
Bad Sports Dave Zirin 2010
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