Synonyms for charset

Definition of charset:

A charset, or character set, is a defined list of characters that a computer can recognize and use, such as letters, numbers, and symbols. Each character within the set is assigned a unique numerical code. This mapping allows computers to store, process, and display text by converting human-readable characters into machine-readable numbers and vice-versa. Common character sets include ASCII, ISO-8859-1, and UTF-8, which support different ranges of characters and languages. Without a specified character set, text data might appear as garbled or unreadable symbols, especially when shared between different systems.