extendedcharacterset

noun

UK /ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈkærəktə sɛt/

US /ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈkærəktər sɛt/

A group of extra letters, numbers, and symbols that a computer can show.

The font's extended character set includes accented letters and math symbols.

SYNONYMS

extended charset supplementary character set expanded character repertoire additional symbol set

RELATED WORDS

Unicode ASCII encoding glyph font

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The full range of characters a program or device can display beyond the basic set.

The printer supports an extended character set for foreign languages.

3. A collection of extra symbols used in a specific coding standard.

This extended character set adds currency signs to the standard table.

4. The additional characters available in a text encoding scheme.

Switching to UTF-8 gave us a much larger extended character set.