UEB Glossary

Collection of terms and explanations helping to clarify the transition from EBAE to UEB



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braille cell

the physical area which is occupied by a braille character 

braille character

any one of the 64 distinct patterns of six dots, including

the space, which can be expressed in braille 

braille sign

one or more consecutive braille characters comprising a unit, consisting of a root on its own or a root preceded by one or more prefixes (also referred to as braille symbol) 

braille space

a blank cell, or the blank margin at the beginning and end of a braille line 

braille symbol

used interchangeably with braille sign