ASCII ( s k )n. Computer Science A standard for assigning numerical values to the set of letters in the Roman alphabet and typographic characters. [A(merican) S(tandard) C(ode for) I(nformation) I(nterchange).] |
ASCII [ass-kee]
Noun
a code for transmitting data between computers [A(merican) S(tandard) C(ode for) I(nformation) I(nterchange)]
| ASCII (sk) A code that assigns the numbers 0 through 127 to the letters of the alphabet, the digits 0 through 9, punctuation marks, and certain other characters. For example, the capital letter A is coded as 65 (binary 1000001). By standardizing the values used to represent written text, ASCII enables computers to exchange information. Basic, or standard, ASCII uses seven bits for each character code, giving it 27, or 128, unique symbols. Various larger character sets, called extended ASCII, use eight bits for each character, yielding 128 additional codes numbered 128 to 255. Compare Unicode. |
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| Noun | 1. | ASCII - (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer code, code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions ASCII character - any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers |
Translations
ASCII [ˈæskiː] n abbr (Comput) (= American Standard Code for Information Interchange) → ASCII
ASCII [ˈæskiː] n abbr (= American Standard Code for Information Interchange) → ASCII m
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