Characterwise

adj, adv

adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
In terms of text characters. not-comparable
"Subfields necessitate characterwise processing, because only that field is given an entry in the directory of a record which specifies the tag, the length and the starting character position of the field concerned[…]"

Adverb

1
In terms of character. not-comparable
"“What I saw was looking great, but characterwise I couldn’t tell who they are, what they do,” he said."
2
In terms of text characters. not-comparable

Example

"“What I saw was looking great, but characterwise I couldn’t tell who they are, what they do,” he said."

Etymology

From character + -wise.

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