20 Library introduction [library]

20.3 Definitions [definitions]

20.3.2 character [defns.character]

⟨Clauses [strings], [localization], [input.output], and [re]⟩ any object which, when treated sequentially, can represent text
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The term does not mean only char, char16_­t, char32_­t, and wchar_­t objects, but any value that can be represented by a type that provides the definitions specified in these Clauses.
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