ASCII Definition

ăskē
noun
A standard for assigning numerical values to the set of letters in the Roman alphabet and typographic characters.
American Heritage
A standard computer code used to facilitate the interchange of information among various types of data-processing equipment.
Webster's New World

(obsolete) Plural form of ascian.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
abbreviation
(computing) American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
Wiktionary

Origin of ASCII

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

ASCII Sentence Examples

  • Different computer suppliers have at different times used the phrase ' extended ASCII ' to denote different, and incompatible, extended character sets.

  • Using a lower case letter tells analog to plot the bar charts with ASCII characters instead of the normal red bars.

  • For example on an alphanumeric keypad the ASCII code will be wanted.

  • Print local help information append Append to a file ASCII Set ASCII transfer type.

  • An XML file is a piece of ASCII text that contains tags enclosed in triangular brackets.

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Words Starting With

AASASC

Words Ending With

III

Unscrambles

ASCII

Words Starting With A and Ending With I

Starts With A & Ends With IStarts With AS & Ends With IStarts With A & Ends With II

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With A5 Letter Words Ending With I