Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA 7-bit character set and character encoding. Based on the Roman alphabet as used in modern English, the code is employed almost universally on computing machinery, and has been integrated into the newer Unicode standard.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 美國資訊交換標準代碼 /美国资讯交换标准代码, 美國信息交換標準代碼 /美国信息交换标准代码
- 美國資訊交換標準代碼 /美国资讯交换标准代码 (mei⁵ gwok³ zi¹ seon³ gaau¹ wun⁶ biu¹ zeon² doi⁶ maa⁵)character encoding
- 美國信息交換標準代碼 /美国信息交换标准代码 (mei⁵ gwok³ seon³ sik¹ gaau¹ wun⁶ biu¹ zeon² doi⁶ maa⁵)character encoding
Chinese Mandarin 美國資訊交換標準代碼 /美国资讯交换标准代码, 美國信息交換標準代碼 /美国信息交换标准代码
- 美國資訊交換標準代碼 /美国资讯交换标准代码 (Měiguó Zīxùn Jiāohuàn Biāozhǔn Dàimǎ)character encoding
- 美國信息交換標準代碼 /美国信息交换标准代码 (Měiguó Xìnxī Jiāohuàn Biāozhǔn Dàimǎ, Měiguó Xìnxí Jiāohuàn Biāozhǔn Dàimǎ)character encoding
Finnish ASCII
- ASCIIcharacter encoding
French Code américain normalisé pour l'échange d'information
- Code américain normalisé pour l'échange d'informationcharacter encoding
Portuguese ASCII
- ASCIIcharacter encoding
Cite this entry
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20Standard%20Code%20for%20Information%20Interchange
“American Standard Code for Information Interchange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20Standard%20Code%20for%20Information%20Interchange. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American Standard Code for Information Interchange,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20Standard%20Code%20for%20Information%20Interchange.
Source: American Standard Code for Information Interchange on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.