precomposed
Made in advance
Precomposed describes something composed or created in advance.
In music, a precomposed piece is written before performance, as opposed to improvised.
In computing, precomposed characters are single units that combine a base letter with diacritical marks, rather than assembling them from separate elements: The file uses precomposed Unicode characters.
glyph
Visual form of character
- ligatureCord for binding
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- diacriticSymbol modifying letter pronunciation
NFC · normalization · combining · canonical · encoding · font · typeface · grapheme · accent · umlaut
precomposedimprovised
Created without prior planning
extemporized · ad-libbed · extemporaneous · spontaneous · off-the-cuff
precomposedspontaneous
Arising without external cause
impromptu · unscripted · improvisational · unrehearsed · extemporized
composed, compose, composition, composure, composite, composer, decompose, composing, decomposition