ascii character set
Noun: 1. (Computer Science) A standardized set of 128 numerical codes: The ASCII character set is a specific, finite collection of 128 codes, each representing a text character. These codes include uppercase and lowercase English letters, digits, punctuation marks, and control characters (non-printing commands for devices).
The term "ASCII character set" is used to refer to the complete, defined standard of 128 characters used for encoding text in computing and telecommunications. * Early computers and internet protocols relied on the ASCII character set for text communication. * To ensure compatibility, the application was designed to interpret only characters within the basic ASCII character set. * The file is saved using plain text from the ASCII character set.
- Extended ASCII character sets: Refers to various 8-bit sets (with 256 characters) that include the original 128 ASCII codes plus additional symbols, accented letters, or graphical characters. These extensions are not standardized universally.
- Limitations of the ASCII character set: Often discussed in the context of internationalization, as the set lacks characters needed for most non-English languages.
- ASCII (noun/acronym): American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Often used interchangeably with "ASCII character set" in casual speech (e.g., "saved in ASCII").
- Character Encoding: The broader method or system for representing characters with numerical codes. The ASCII character set is one specific character encoding scheme.
- Unicode: A modern, expansive character encoding standard designed to represent the characters of all the world's writing systems, superseding the limited scope of the ASCII character set.
- US-ASCII: A formal synonym specifying the U.S. standard version.
- Basic ASCII: A common informal synonym emphasizing the core 128-character set, as opposed to extended versions.
- ASCII art: Creating pictures using only characters from the ASCII character set.
- The programmer created an image of a cat using clever ASCII art.
- ASCII file / plain text file: A file containing only characters from the ASCII character set, without special formatting.
- Please submit your code as an ASCII file.
- (computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme
- the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set