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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

character set

The set of symbols that may be represented by a computer at a particular time. These symbols are called characters and can be letters, digits, spaces, punctuation marks, and include non-printing, control characters.

Related terms
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)ASCIIEBCDICcharactercontrol characternon-printing charactercharcharacter data
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Data representation › character sets
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