allowedencoding
nounUK /əˈlaʊd ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /əˈlaʊd ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
The set of letters, numbers, or symbols that a computer is told it may use to store or send information.
The program rejected the file because its characters were not in the allowedencoding list.
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2. A rule in a system that says which character encodings are safe to accept.
The server checks the allowedencoding before reading the uploaded text.
3. The encoding options a device or app lets you choose from.
Only UTF-8 appears in the allowedencoding menu of this app.
4. A security setting that blocks unusual encodings to prevent errors or attacks.
Turning on allowedencoding stopped the strange symbols from breaking the page.