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single-byte text

[ˈsɪŋɡəl baɪt tɛkst]
nounpl: single-byte texts
texto de byte único
1. Text data encoded using a character set where each character is represented by a single byte (8 bits), typically supporting ASCII or extended ASCII character sets
The legacy system only supports single-byte text encoding, so Unicode characters cannot be stored.
O sistema legado apenas suporta codificação de texto de byte único, portanto caracteres Unicode não podem ser armazenados.
2. Character data limited to 256 possible characters per byte, without multi-byte character support
Single-byte text files are smaller in size compared to UTF-8 encoded documents.
Arquivos de texto de byte único têm menor tamanho em comparação com documentos codificados em UTF-8.
Synonyms
ASCII textANSI text8-bit textsingle-byte encoding
Antonyms
multi-byte textUnicode textUTF-8 textvariable-length encoding

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
texto de byte único
Standard technical term used in computing contexts
Portugal
texto de um único byte
Alternative phrasing more common in European Portuguese
General Technical
texto ASCII
Commonly used simplified reference when ASCII encoding is implied

Related Idioms & Phrases

single-byte character set
single-byte encoding format
legacy single-byte text
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