character encoding
ˈkærɪktər ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ
Definition

Definition of character encoding - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technologyTECH.method mapping characters to numerical valuesTECH.
  • UTF-8 is a popular character encoding.
  • Character encoding errors can cause text to display incorrectly.
  • Different systems may use different character encoding standards.
character set code page
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Expressions with character

in characteradv.
consistent with someone's usual behavior
Her reaction was in character with her calm nature.
break characterv.
stop behaving in an expected role
She broke character and spoke her mind.
colorful charactern.
person with a vibrant personality
The colorful character at the party entertained everyone with his stories.
prickly charactern.
individual with a difficult or challenging personality
Dealing with his prickly character requires patience.
get into characterv.
mentally prepare and fully engage in a role
She needs time to get into character before the play.
out of characteradj.
not typical of someone's usual behavior
His rudeness was out of character.

Expressions with encoding

data encodingn.
process of converting information into a specific code or digital format
Strong data encoding helps protect sensitive information during transmission.
encoding formatn.
specified scheme for representing information as symbols, bits, or digital structures
Choose the correct encoding format when saving the text file.
one-hot encodingn.
representation method using binary vectors where only one position is active
The categorical feature was converted to numbers using one-hot encoding.
run length encodingn.
data compression method using repeated data elements
Run length encoding is efficient for compressing simple graphic images.

Terms related to character encoding

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encodeencodedASCIIbinaryconversionhexadecimalmappingrepresentationUnicodeUTF-8

Terms with character encoding included in their meaning

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American Standard Code for Information Interchangen.
computing
7-bit character encoding standard for text representation
EBCDICacr.
acr: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
character encoding system used in mainframe computers
SJISabbr.
abr: Shift JIS
character encoding for Japanese text on computers
telegraph coden.
communication
character encoding for telegraph machines
US-ASCIIabbr.
abr: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
character encoding standard for English text in computers
UTF-8abbr.
abr: Unicode Transformation Format-8
character encoding that supports many languages and symbols

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  1. French:encodage de caractères, ...
  2. German:Zeichenkodierung, ...
  3. Italian:codifica dei caratteri, ...
  4. Spanish:codificación de caracteres, ...
  5. Portuguese:codificação de caracteres, ...
  6. Chinese:字符编码, ...
  7. Japanese:文字エンコーディング, ...
  8. Arabic:تَرْمِيز الأَحْرُف, ...
  9. Hebrew:קִידּוּד תָּוִים, ...
  10. Russian:кодировка символов, ...
  11. Ukrainian:кодування символів, ...
  12. Hindi:वर्ण एन्कोडिंग, ...
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