noun
replacement character
Computing term for a character used to replace an unknown, unrepresentable, or invalid character, such as U+FFFD.
Unicodeでは、認識できない文字は置換文字(U+FFFD)で表示される。
In Unicode, unrecognized characters are displayed with the replacement character (U+FFFD).
Compound of 置換 (replacement) and 文字 (character).