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ASCII

ASCII

1 4.6
A system that gives a number to each letter, digit, and symbol so computers can share text
  • noun
  • /ˈæskiˌaɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ASCII
  • The ASCII code for the letter 'A' is 65, which is used in many programming languages.
  • ASCII text
  • represented in ASCII
  • converted to ASCII

The words were all in a row, decoded from ASCII.

Examples

  • Multiple line equations cannot be represented in ASCII text data analysis.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Lastly, I'll select export and save the file in TL ASCII format, which will take Meshmixer a bit of time to process.

  • But if it on a raw sort of machine, the ASCII low end is done by using the control key.

  • 4 Multiple line equations cannot be converted to ASCII text.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Each letter's ASCII value was used by Dexter-II's computer software to access a memory array of stored control values.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Byte encoding uses ASCII, which itself has roots in Morse code.

  • To display text properly, computers often use the ASCII standard for encoding characters.

  • Emails are typically sent using the ASCII character encoding to ensure compatibility across different systems.

Synonyms

American Standard Code for Information Interchange
vsASCII
  • Specialized
6.3

A code using seven bits to represent letters, numbers, and simple control characters so computers can share text

is the common short form or abbreviation used instead
ASCII character set
vsASCII
  • Specialized
5.2

A set of 128 basic computer characters for letters, numbers, symbols, and control codes

is the encoding system that assigns binary codes to those characters

Compounds

ASCII character
  • Specialized
4.8

A basic letter, number, symbol, or control code like newline that computers store as a standard number

ASCII character set
  • Specialized
5.2

A set of 128 basic computer characters for letters, numbers, symbols, and control codes

ASCII control character
  • Specialized
7.4

A computer character typed with the control key that tells a program to make a new line or tab

ASCII text file
  • Specialized
3.5

A file that has only plain letters, numbers, and symbols with no special formatting

How Common

Unicode
  • Specialized
5 4.5
ASCII
  • Specialized
1 4.6
EBCDIC
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

ASCII singular
ASCIIs plural

Etymology

ASCII comes from the phrase American Standard Code for Information Interchange, formed by using the first letters of those words. A helpful way to remember it is to think of ASCII as a 'name tag' that gives each letter, number, or symbol a number so computers can 'exchange' and read text.