Re: Character set adequacy and criteria for coverage

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From: Topher Eliot
Date: Thu, 02 May 1991 11:41

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In article <122779@unix.cis.pitt.edu>, djbpitt@unix.cis.pitt.edu (David J Birnbaum) writes:
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|>     I also raise an additional technical and historical argument
|>     in support of accommodating difficult (nonlinear) orthographies.

What exactly does "linear" mean in this context?

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