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character
A fictional character in a literary work, a film, a play, or a computer game. The word is often used in the context of gaming and digital media.
In diesem Rollenspiel kann man seinen eigenen Character erstellen und entwickeln.
In this role-playing game, you can create and develop your own character.
character
In computer science, a single character such as a letter, a digit, or a special character. It is the smallest unit of a text.
Das Passwort muss mindestens acht Characters lang sein und ein Sonderzeichen enthalten.
The password must be at least eight characters long and contain one special character.
The English word 'character' can also describe a person's personality. However, the German loanword 'der Character' with C is not used for personality, but only for fictional characters or computer characters.
Mein Lieblingscharacter in der Serie ist die Ärztin.
My favorite character in the series is the doctor.
The context reveals which meaning is intended. In connection with games, films, or books, it refers to the fictional character. In the context of IT, passwords, or programming, it refers to the written character.
In diesem Spiel kannst du das Aussehen deines Characters selbst bestimmen.
In this game, you can choose your character's appearance yourself.
In the gaming context, a 'Character' (character) is often 'erstellt' (created), 'designt' (designed), 'gespielt' (played), or 'gelevelt' (leveled up).
Ich habe Stunden damit verbracht, meinen Character zu erstellen.
I spent hours creating my character.
This meaning of 'Character' (character) is typical of youth language and the specialized language of gaming and digital media. In more formal literary analyses, people are more likely to use 'Figur' (character) or 'Protagonist' (protagonist).
Die Entwickler haben einen neuen Character für das Spiel angekündigt.
The developers have announced a new character for the game.
sign / symbol
Das Zeichen is the general German term for a single element of a text. Der Character refers to the same thing in the technical, English-influenced language of computer science. In everyday language, Zeichen is appropriate, while Character is used mainly in a technical context.
Das Programm prüft, ob der letzte Character eine Ziffer ist.
The program checks whether the last character is a digit.
Das Passwort muss mindestens ein besonderes Zeichen enthalten.
The password must contain at least one special character.
