writing system

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

writing system
    n 1: a method of representing the sounds of a language by
         written or printed symbols [syn: {orthography}, {writing
         system}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

writing system

   <human language, character> The set of {glyphs} used for
   representing a given human language in written form, generally
   along with their conventions for use.

   (1998-10-19)

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

73 Moby Thesaurus words for "writing system":
      Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Avestan, Babylonian, Berber,
      Chalcidian, Cherokee, Coptic, Cretan, Cyrillic, Elamitic, Etruscan,
      Georgian, Gothic, Greek, Hebrew, IPA, ITA, Iberian,
      Initial Teaching Alphabet, International Phonetic Alphabet, Irish,
      Kalmuck, Korean, Latin, Lemnian, Libyan, Linear A, Linear B,
      Lycian, Lydian, Manchu, Mayan, Minoan, Mitannic, Mongolian, Nubian,
      Oscan, Pahlavi, Permian, Persian, Phoenician, Phrygian, Sanskrit,
      Scandinavian, Semitic, Sinaitic, Sogdian, Sumerian, Szeklian,
      Tuareg, Uighur, Umbrian, Vietnamese, alphabet, alphabetics,
      futhark, graphemics, hiragana, kana, kanji, katakana, letter,
      letters, ogham, paleography, punctuation, runic, runic alphabet,
      script, syllabary, written character