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Extended ASCII Code Overview

ASCII is a standard code for representing information using digital computers. As needs grew for additional characters beyond the original ASCII set, extended ASCII codes were developed to include more characters. The most widely used extended ASCII code set is presented below.

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Extended ASCII Code Overview

ASCII is a standard code for representing information using digital computers. As needs grew for additional characters beyond the original ASCII set, extended ASCII codes were developed to include more characters. The most widely used extended ASCII code set is presented below.

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ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

 
Extended ASCII Codes 
As people gradually required computers to understand additional characters and non-printing characters the ASCII set became restrictive. As with most
technology, it took a while to get a single standard for these extra characters and hence there are few varying 'extended' sets. The most popular is
presented below.

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