character set
- A finite set of different characters that is
complete for a given purpose; for example, the character set in ISO Standard
646, 7-bit Coded Character Set for Information Processing Interchange. (T).
- All the valid characters for a programming language
or for a computer system. IBM.
- A group of characters used for a specific reason;
for example, the set of characters a printer can print. IBM.
- See also portable character set.
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