Windows-1252

proper noun

A single-byte character encoding of the Latin alphabet that was used by default in Microsoft Windows for English and many Romance and Germanic languages.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative CP-1252

  1. computingA single-byte character encoding of the Latin alphabet that was used by default in Microsoft Windows for English and many Romance and Germanic languages.
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APA

Windows-1252. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windows-1252

MLA

“Windows-1252.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windows-1252. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Windows-1252,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windows-1252.

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