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☆ ASCII (as′kē)

noun

a standard computer code used to facilitate the interchange of information among various types of data-processing equipment

Etymology: A(merican) S(tandard) C(ode for) I(nformation) I(nterchange)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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