fallbackencoding

noun

UK /ˈfɔːlbæk ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/

US /ˈfɔːlbæk ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/

A backup way to turn text into computer code when the first way does not work.

When the file would not open, the program used fallbackencoding to read it.

SYNONYMS

backup encoding default encoding secondary encoding reserve encoding

RELATED WORDS

character set decoder text file unicode byte order

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A preset character set a system uses when no encoding is specified.

The browser applied fallbackencoding to the old web page.

3. A secondary method for converting data between formats after a failure.

The converter switched to fallbackencoding after the main routine failed.

4. An alternate scheme for representing symbols in a document.

The editor saved the note with fallbackencoding to keep the symbols readable.