acceptedcharacterset

noun
UK /əkˈseptɪd ˈkærəktə sɛt/
US /əkˈsɛptɪd ˈkærəktər sɛt/

The group of letters, numbers, and symbols that a computer is allowed to use.

The password must only use the accepted character set.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The standard list of symbols a system recognizes when reading text.

The scanner only reads the accepted character set.

3. The set of letters and signs allowed in a username or file name.

Spaces are not part of the accepted character set for file names.

4. A defined range of codes used to store text in a computer.

The program converts each letter using the accepted character set.