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Encoding

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000385

The process of converting data from one form to another using a specific set of rules or a code. In computing, this applies to transforming characters into a sequence of bytes for storage or transmission, or converting analog signals into a digital format. Common character encoding standards include ASCII, which uses 7 bits per character, and UTF-8, which uses a variable number of bytes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000385
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/encoding/"
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Record 424 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.