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| ===== Unicode Transformation Format (UTF) ===== | ===== Unicode Transformation Format (UTF) ===== | ||
| - | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary| Return to Glossary ]] | + | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:start| Return to Glossary ]] |
| - | The **Unicode Transformation Format (UTF)** is a character encoding format which is able to encode all of the possible character code points in Unicode. The most prolific is UTF-8, which is a variable-length encoding and uses 8-bit code units, designed for backwards compatibility with ASCII encoding. | + | The **Unicode Transformation Format (UTF)** is a character encoding format which is able to encode all of the possible character code points in Unicode. The most prolific is UTF-8, which is a variable-length encoding and uses 8-bit code units, designed for backwards compatibility with [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:ascii|ASCII]] encoding. |
| Different kinds of UTF encodings include: | Different kinds of UTF encodings include: | ||
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| * **UTF-1** — Retired predecessor of UTF-8, no longer part of the Unicode Standard | * **UTF-1** — Retired predecessor of UTF-8, no longer part of the Unicode Standard | ||
| * **UTF-7** — Uses 7 bits for encoding and was primarily used in email, but is now considered obsolete | * **UTF-7** — Uses 7 bits for encoding and was primarily used in email, but is now considered obsolete | ||
| - | * **UTF-8** — Uses an 8-bit variable-width encoding in order to maximize compatibility with ASCII | + | * **UTF-8** — Uses an 8-bit variable-width encoding in order to maximize compatibility with [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:ascii|ASCII]] |
| - | * **UTF-16** — [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:00-9:16bitt|16-bit]] variable-width encoding | + | * **UTF-16** — [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:00-9:16bit|16-bit]] variable-width encoding |
| * **UTF-32** — [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:00-9:32bit|32-bit]] fixed-width encoding | * **UTF-32** — [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:00-9:32bit|32-bit]] fixed-width encoding | ||
| * **UTF-EBCIDC** — Uses 8 bits and designed to be compatible with Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) | * **UTF-EBCIDC** — Uses 8 bits and designed to be compatible with Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) | ||
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