punctuationspecified
Punctuationspecified is a term used in typography and text processing to denote a formal specification of punctuation behavior for a language, domain, or software system. It governs which marks are used, how they are placed relative to words, and how punctuation varies with locale, style, or function. The concept emphasizes explicit rules over ad hoc usage.
Although not a single prevailing standard, punctuationspecified emerged from needs in typesetting and later digital rendering
Core components include classification of punctuation marks (sentence-ending, quote marks, separators), typographic variants (curly vs straight
In natural language processing and localization, punctuationspecified helps tokenization, sentence boundary detection, and punctuation restoration. In
Because there is no universal standard, implementations vary and can hinder interoperability if not aligned. See