| character code | |
| —n | |
| computing a machine-readable code that identifies a specified character or a set of such codes | |
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| Main Entry: | character code |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a binary code that represents natural language; a number used to represent a particular character; also called character encoding |
| Example: | In most operating systems today, character codes are represented by an 8-bit unit of data known as a byte. |
| Usage: | computing |