character, standard A mapping from a set of
integers to a
set of
characters. This mapping is generally 1:1 (i.e.,
maps only to "A", and it's the only position that maps to "A".
There are several standard coded character sets, the most
A coded character set may include letters, digits,
typographic symbols, and other characters. Each character in
the set is represented by a unique character code (or "
codeposition").
(1998-10-18)