multibyte encoding
[ˈmʌltibaɪt ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ]
nounpl: multibyte encodings
codificação multibyte
1. A character encoding system that uses variable-length sequences of bytes to represent characters, allowing for the representation of a larger character set than single-byte encoding
UTF-8 is a widely used multibyte encoding that efficiently handles both ASCII and Unicode characters.
UTF-8 é uma codificação multibyte amplamente usada que trata eficientemente tanto caracteres ASCII quanto Unicode.
2. A method of encoding text where different characters may require different numbers of bytes (typically 2, 3, or 4 bytes per character)
Chinese characters require multibyte encoding because there are too many characters to represent in a single byte.
Caracteres chineses requerem codificação multibyte porque existem muitos caracteres demais para representar em um único byte.
This is primarily technical terminology used in software development, computer science, and information technology fields. The term is standardized internationally and equally understood in Brazil, Portugal, and English-speaking countries. It became increasingly important with the globalization of the internet and the need to support multiple languages and character sets in digital systems.
Related Idioms & Phrases
handle multibyte encoding
support for multibyte encoding
multibyte encoding compliance
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