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 ====== CMap ====== ====== CMap ======
  
-CMaps(([[https://www-cdf.fnal.gov/offline/PostScript/5014.CIDFont_Spec.pdf|5014.CIDFont_Spec.pdf]] Adobe CMap and CIDFont Files Specification)) (Character Maps) define unidirectional mapping from a code to another. +CMaps(([[https://www-cdf.fnal.gov/offline/PostScript/5014.CIDFont_Spec.pdf|5014.CIDFont_Spec.pdf]] Adobe CMap and CIDFont Files Specification)) (Character Maps) define unidirectional mapping from a code to another. (This should not be confused with the cmap table(([[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/cmap|cmap — Character to Glyph Index Mapping Table]])) of an OpenType font.)
  
 CMaps provide a very general mechanism which can describe any mappings, including unicode which was developed later. Input codes of variable length (1, 2, 3 or more bytes) can be mapped to characters. CMaps provide a very general mechanism which can describe any mappings, including unicode which was developed later. Input codes of variable length (1, 2, 3 or more bytes) can be mapped to characters.
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