ASCII CHARACTER SET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ASCII character set mean? 

• ASCII CHARACTER SET (noun)
  The noun ASCII CHARACTER SET has 1 sense:

1. (computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme

  Familiarity information: ASCII CHARACTER SET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASCII CHARACTER SET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set

Instance hypernyms:

character set (an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)