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ASCII

Pronunciation: /ˈaski/

abbreviation

Computing

American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of digital codes representing letters, numerals, and other symbols, widely used as a standard format in the transfer of text between computers: [as modifier]: ASCII codes ASCII format

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Line breaks: ASCII

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asci ascidian ASCII ascites Asclepius