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character code

[′kar·ik·tər ‚kōd]

(communications)

A bit pattern assigned to a particular character in a coded character set.

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The vast majority of nontrivial decompositions are indeed a mapping from a character code to a character sequence.

Allergan's customer requirement specification included the following inspection points: the 2-D matrix code (printed legibly on the vial); proper sealing of the plastic trays; the correct attachment of the label onto the tray's lid; a character code printed twice on the label and the error-free affixing of the code applied with a laser system to the folding carton.

ASCII character code definitions, reserved words in C and formal specifications for input and output.

These gifts recognize the donors as promoters of the district's character code for participants and spectators.

Trinity Baptist Church - "The Great Kingdom Caper - Cracking the Character Code" is the theme of a Vacation Bible School to be held from 9 a.m.

Personal computers, as they evolved in the United States for English language speakers used a 7-bit character code known as ASCII (American Standard Code of Information Interchange) with one bit reserved for error checking.


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