ASCII

UK: ˈæski | US: ˈæski

Definition

  1. n. A character encoding standard for electronic communication, representing text in computers and other devices.

Structure
AS <American Standard>CII <Code for Information Interchange>
Etymology

ASCII is an acronym for "American Standard Code for Information Interchange." It was developed in the 1960s to standardize how computers represent text. The term itself is a straightforward abbreviation, with "AS" standing for "American Standard" and "CII" for "Code for Information Interchange." This encoding system became foundational in early computing, ensuring compatibility across different systems.

Examples

  1. The ASCII table includes 128 unique characters.

  2. Early computers relied heavily on ASCII for text processing.

  3. You can convert Unicode to ASCII for simpler encoding.

  4. ASCII art uses characters to create images.

  5. The ASCII standard was first published in 1963.