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code units

code units is the plural of code unit.

Meaning of code unit

Noun

code unit (plural code units)

  1. A minimum bit combination that can represent a single character in a given character encoding, such as 7-bit in classic ASCII or 8-bit in UTF-8.

Questions about code units

What is code units the plural of?
Code units is the plural of code unit.

Words near code units in the dictionary

  1. code switching
  2. code switchings
  3. code talker
  4. code talkers
  5. code unit
  6. code units
  7. code up
  8. code wheel
  9. code wheels
  10. code word
  11. code words

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