character encoding

noun

Meaning

A system for assigning unique numerical values to characters, allowing computers to store and display text correctly.

Examples

Modern web browsers typically default to UTF-8 as the standard character encoding.
If your email displays garbled text, you may need to adjust the character encoding settings.

Synonyms: text encoding, charset

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character encoding

noun

Pronunciation: ˈkærəktər ɛnˈkoʊdɪŋ

Definition

A system for assigning unique numerical values to characters, allowing computers to store and display text correctly.

Examples

Modern web browsers typically default to UTF-8 as the standard character encoding.
If your email displays garbled text, you may need to adjust the character encoding settings.

Synonyms of character encoding

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