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ascii

noun

Meaning

A standard character encoding used in computers that represents text in a way that can be understood by most systems. It uses 7 bits to represent 128 characters, including English letters, numbers, and punctuation.

Examples

The file was saved in ASCII format, so it should be compatible with most text editors.
Early computers often had limited support for characters outside the basic ASCII set.

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ascii (C1)

noun

Pronunciation: [ˈæski]

Definition

Examples

The file was saved in ASCII format, so it should be compatible with most text editors.
Early computers often had limited support for characters outside the basic ASCII set.
Many programming languages use ASCII characters for commands and variable names.

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