(ふごう)

ふごう
noun
symbol, sign, code, mark
1. symbol, sign, mark
A written or printed mark used to represent something, such as punctuation marks or mathematical symbols.
Various symbols are used in mathematics.
Punctuation marks are also a type of symbol.
Please distinguish between positive and negative signs.
2. code, cipher
A system of symbols used to represent information, especially in computing or cryptography.
データを符号(ふごう)()して(おく)る。
To encode data and send it.
暗号(あんごう)解読(かいどく)するには、符号(ふごう)規則(きそく)理解(りかい)する必要(ひつよう)がある。
To decode a cipher, you need to understand the rules of the code.
コンピューターは文字(もじ)符号(ふごう)変換(へんかん)して処理(しょり)する。
Computers convert characters into codes for processing.

符号(ふごう) refers to various types of symbols used in writing, mathematics, and computing.

Common contexts:

  • 数学(すうがく)符号(ふごう) (mathematical symbols: +, -, ×, ÷)
  • 句読(くとう)符号(ふごう) (punctuation marks)
  • (せい)/()符号(ふごう) (positive/negative signs in math)

Related terms:

  • 記号(きごう) (symbol, mark - more general term)
  • マーク (mark - loanword)
  • 暗号(あんごう) (cipher, code - for encryption)

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