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Braille system — A system of raised dot writing devised by Louis Braille (1809 1852) for the blind in which each letter is represented as a raised pattern that can be read by touching with the fingers. The System: Each braille character or cell is made up of 6… … Medical dictionary
Braille — The system of writing and printing for the blind, known as Braille, is eponymous for Louis Braille, its inventor (1809 1852). Braille was blinded at age three. While playing in his father s harness repair shop in Coupvray, near Paris, he drove … Dictionary of eponyms
Braille technology — is capable of revolutionizing the lives of thousands of people because it allows them to engage in the virtual world that can not be perceived through their eyes. Braille Technology allows blind or visually impaired people to do common tasks such … Wikipedia
Braille — Infobox Writing system name = Braille type = Alphabet typedesc = (non linear writing) time = 1821 to the present languages = Several fam1 = Night writing creator = Louis Braille unicode = [http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2800.pdf U+2800 to… … Wikipedia
Braille, Louis — born Jan. 4, 1809, Coupvray, near Paris, France died Jan. 6, 1852, Paris French educator who developed the Braille system of printing and writing for the blind. Himself blinded at the age of three in an accident, he went to Paris in 1819 to… … Universalium
Braille music — is a Braille code that allows music to be notated using Braille cells so that music can be read by visually impaired musicians. The Braille music system was originally developed by Louis Braille. Braille cell, 2 dots wide by 3 dots high Braille… … Wikipedia
Braille — /brayl/, n., v., Brailled, Brailling. n. 1. Louis /looh is, looh ee/; Fr. /lwee/, 1809 52, French teacher of the blind. 2. a system of writing or printing, devised by L. Braille for use by the blind, in which combinations of tangible dots or… … Universalium
Braille code — A Braille code is a code similar to a code page, that maps the characters of a writing system to the six, or in some cases eight, raised dots (or bits) of the Braille cell.Different Braille codes are used to map character sets of different… … Wikipedia
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