american standard code for information interchange

1. 1.

   (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

   SynonymsASCII

   Broadercode

   PartsASCII character

   computer science

Questions about american standard code for information interchange

What does american standard code for information interchange mean?

american standard code for information interchange means "(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".

What is another word for american standard code for information interchange?

Close synonyms include ASCII. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is american standard code for information interchange a common word?

american standard code for information interchange is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.