ASCII
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The meme suggests ASCII, a method of rendering characters using either seven or eight binary digits.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2013
Baudot’s code developed the principle that eventually became the basis for ASCII, or the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, which is the way in which nearly every computer and phone now represents text.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2012
I know it's a bone of contention, but we probably need to explore moving away from ASCII.
From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Jim Tinsley
Control and meta, side by side, Augmented ASCII, nine bits wide!
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
It is also essential to know how to convert a file created with your word processing program into "ASCII" or "text" format, which will let you share your thoughts with others across the Net.
From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation
