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Old 03-Jul-2005, 07:00
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Default Re: mojibake
"mojibake", a compound meaning "character" (moji) + "change(d)" (bake), or changed character", was borrowed into the English language from Japanese. In Chinese it's called "luanma", chaotic codes.
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