Roman characters
[/ˈroʊ.mən ˈkær.ək.tərz/]
nounpl: Roman characters
caracteres romanos
1. The alphabet consisting of 26 letters (A-Z, a-z) derived from Latin and used in English and many other languages
The English language uses Roman characters for writing.
A língua inglesa usa caracteres romanos para escrever.
2. Letters or numerals in the upright style associated with ancient Rome, as opposed to italic or other scripts
This text is printed in Roman characters rather than italics.
Este texto é impresso em caracteres romanos em vez de itálicos.
3. Standard Latin letters used in typography and digital communication
Please ensure all documents are typed using Roman characters.
Certifique-se de que todos os documentos sejam digitados usando caracteres romanos.
Roman characters are fundamental to written English and are universally used in digital communication, programming, and international business. In Brazil and Portugal, the term 'caracteres romanos' is used in technical, educational, and formal contexts to distinguish from other writing systems, particularly when dealing with multilingual documents or character encoding standards like ASCII and Unicode.
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