rightcodepage

noun
UK /ˈraɪt kəʊd peɪdʒ/
US /ˈraɪt koʊd peɪdʒ/

A right codepage is a set of letters and symbols a computer uses to show text correctly.

The program switched to the right codepage so the letters stopped looking like strange symbols.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The code page setting that matches a document's language so its characters appear properly.

Set the right codepage before opening the old text file.

3. A chosen mapping between numbers and written characters used by software to read text.

Without the right codepage, the accented letters turned into question marks.

4. The correct table a computer uses to turn stored numbers into readable letters.

The technician picked the right codepage for the Japanese email.