Character

1. Single visual object used to represent text, numbers, or symbols. For example, the letter "A" is a single character.
2. Term used to describe a computer player who takes on the role of a fictitious player in a computer game.

Also see: Character cell, Character code, Characters Per Inch, Digit, Enquiry character, Lowercase, LSC, Meta-character, MSC, Null character, Pad character, Reserved character, Special characters, Unicode, Uppercase