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character encoding
noun
A well-defined correspondence between characters and numbers used to represent them.
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What character encoding do you assume?
The solution was Unicode, an international standard for character encoding.
By default, it assumues utf-8, but you can tell it to use another character encoding.
Application writers may use setSystemId to provide a base for resolving relative URIs, setPublicId to include a public identifier, and/or setEncoding to specify the object's character encoding.
Thus, speakers of dialects as divergent as Mandarin and Cantonese can communicate with one another in writing, with each character encoding the same meaning — "house," "blue," "think," and so on — regardless of its pronunciation in any one dialect.
It is meant to reinforce the topics of bits, bitwise operators and integer representations, with exercises ranging from implementing the core "saturated arithmetic" algorithm to a bit-level cell simulation to a modern-day character encoding.
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In Chinese, the basic element is a character, encoded in a two-byte code.
For specific monosaccharide derivatives, the third-placed character encodes the derivative class (via the character, Table II) and anomeric configuration (via case) at the expense of defining the ring size.
The first block: 14-characters encoding core molecular constitution.
Here are the five distinct components: 1. AAAAAAAAAAAAAA The first block: 14-characters encoding core molecular constitution.
BBBBBBBB The second block: 8-characters encoding advanced structural features whichever are applicable (stereochemistry, isotopic substitution, exact position of mobile hydrogens, metal ligation data).
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