1. A character encoding standard that extends the original ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) from 7 bits to 8 bits, allowing for 256 characters instead of 128, including accented characters and special symbols
Extended ASCII includes characters like é, ñ, and ©, making it more suitable for European languages.
O ASCII estendido inclui caracteres como é, ñ e ©, tornando-o mais adequado para línguas europeias.
2. Any of various 8-bit character encoding schemes that build upon the standard ASCII table
Different computer systems used different variants of extended ASCII.
Diferentes sistemas de computador utilizavam variantes distintas do ASCII estendido.