Subfont

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A subset of a font, holding only some of its glyphs.

    "Two subfonts are available for EGA/VGA displays, and only one is available for LCD displays."

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"Two subfonts are available for EGA/VGA displays, and only one is available for LCD displays."

Etymology

From sub- + font.

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