ghost character

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|Q5557229}} {{C|en|Fictional characters}} {{lb|en|drama|literature}} A [[character]] who is mentioned as appearing on [[stage]], but does not do anything and seems to have no purpose.
2. {{senseid|en|Q3497103}} {{C|en|Han characters}} {{lb|en|computing}} A [[kanji]] included erroneously in the {{w|JIS X 0208}} [[character set]] (not traceable to the sources used to compile JIS X 0208).

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