ASCII Code - Asuki Code

Japanese: ASCII コード - あすきーこーど
ASCII Code - Asuki Code

...This method is called start-stop because it starts when the start signal is received.
[How ASCII code works]
Later, when communication between computers began, there was a need to send not only uppercase but also lowercase letters and more special characters, so the ASCII code (American National Standard Code for Information Interchange) was devised. The ASCII code consists of 127 characters in total, including 32 control characters, spaces, and 94 graphic characters, and is expressed in 7 units and is used in 7-unit (7-bit) or 8-unit (8-bit) environments. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "ASCII code" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この方式はスタート信号が来ると送り出されるので調歩式という。
[ASCIIコードの仕組み]
 その後,計算機間の通信が始まると,大文字だけでなく小文字も送りたい,もっと多くの特殊文字も送りたい,というので,ASCIIコード(American National Standard Code for Information Interchange)が工夫された。ASCIIコードは32個の制御文字,スペースと94個の図形文字の合計127文字で構成され,7単位で表現されていて,7単位(7ビット)または8単位(8ビット)の環境で使用される。…

※「ASCII コード」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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