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Ascii Text

/ˈæs.ki tɛkst/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A character encoding standard for electronic communication that represents text in computers using a set of 128 specified characters.

    "The email was sent in ASCII text to ensure compatibility across different systems."
  2. 2

    Plain text that uses ASCII encoding, typically devoid of formatting or special characters.

    "The document was saved as ASCII text to maintain its simplicity and accessibility."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'ASCII' is derived from the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, developed in the early 1960s. It represents text in computers and communication equipment, evolving from earlier character encoding systems to standardize data representation.

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