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noun

ASCII n. (Computers)

The American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a code consisting of a set of 128 7-bit combinations used in digital computers internally, for display purposes, and for exchanging data between computers. It is very widely used, but because of the limited number of characters encoded must be supplemented or replaced by other codes for encoding special symbols or words in languages other than English. Also used attributively; as, an ASCII file.

Synonyms: American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

Ascians, Ascii n. pl. Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at noon; applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, twice a year, a vertical sun.

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Etymology of 'ASCII'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Ascii" Quotes from Famous Books

... in ASCII, cannot display accented characters, a few of which were used in this book. The following details how these characters have ...

— Stories of New Jersey • Frank Richard Stockton

... and a false reading, the common version has "the pains of death," instead of "the chains of the under world." The sense requires the latter. Besides, numerous manuscripts read [non ASCII characters]. See, furthermore, Rosenmuller's thorough criticism in loc. Likewise see Robinson's New ...

— The Destiny of the Soul - A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life • William Rounseville Alger

... /interj./ 1. [from the ASCII mnemonic for 0000110] Acknowledge. Used to register one's presence (compare mainstream *Yo!*). An appropriate response to {ping} or {ENQ}. 2. [from the comic strip "Bloom County"] An exclamation of surprised disgust, esp. in "Ack pffft!" Semi-humorous. Generally ...

— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0

... been transliterated using Beta-code. Most of the Hebrew words and characters are transliterated in the text by the author; those that were not transliterated by the author have been transliterate in the ASCII version.] ...

— The Symbolism of Freemasonry • Albert G. Mackey

... The printed book presented the names of newspapers and ships in italics, but italics are not available in plain ASCII ...

— The Guns of Bull Run - A Story of the Civil War's Eve • Joseph A. Altsheler