uniform-widthcode
nounUK /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm ˈwɪdθkəʊd/
US /ˈjuːnɪfɔːrm ˈwɪdθkoʊd/
A uniform-width code is a set of letters or numbers where every character takes up the same amount of space.
The programmer used a uniform-width code so the columns in the text file lined up perfectly.
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2. A coding system in which each symbol is represented by the same number of bits.
The old telegraph used a uniform-width code of five bits per character.
3. A barcode format where every bar and space has an identical width.
The scanner read the uniform-width code on the package without errors.
4. A rule in data processing that every record field has the same fixed length.
Legacy databases often store names in a uniform-width code to speed up sorting.