Definitions

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  • adjective computing, of a character Not having a visual representation.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ printing

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Examples

  • Then I switched on the "view nonprinting characters" feature.

    Not so Much OOo as Oops! glyn moody 2007

  • Then I switched on the "view nonprinting characters" feature.

    Archive 2007-09-01 glyn moody 2007

  • A: What you are seeing in your Word document are formatting symbols, or nonprinting characters.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • A: What you are seeing in your Word document are formatting symbols, or nonprinting characters.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • · Syntax highlighting (pascal, html, c++, etc.) · Ability to show nonprinting symbols

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2009

  • RightPara Aligns the paragraph at the right indent 164 Ctrl + * ShowAll Shows/hides all nonprinting characters 165 Alt + Shift + A ShowAllHeadings Displays all of the heading levels and the body text in Outline View 166 Ctrl +

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows vparakhiya 2009

  • In Flash Player 10, key events are supported for nonprinting keys such as arrows, Shift,

    fullasagoog.com full roast blend 2008

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