What is ISO/IEC 4873 - 8-bit code for information interchange about?
ISO/IEC 4873 specifies an 8-bit code derived from, and compatible with, the 7-bit coded character set specified in ISO/IEC 646. The characteristics of this code are also in conformance with the code extension techniques specified in ISO 2022.
ISO/IEC 4873 specifies an 8-bit code with a number of options. It also provides guidance on how to exercise the options to define specific versions.
Who is ISO/IEC 4873 - 8-bit code for information interchange for?
ISO/IEC 4873 on 8-bit code for information interchange is useful for:
- The information and technology industry
- Data processing companies
- IT engineers/ Technical teams
- Relevant compliance authorities
Why should you use ISO/IEC 4873 - 8-bit code for information interchange?
CC-data-element is nothing but an element of interchanged information that is specified to consist of a sequence of coded representations of characters, in accordance with one or more identified standards for coded characters.
CC-data-elements conforming to a version of ISO/IEC 4873 are intended to form all or part of a composite unit of coded information that is interchanged between a sender and a recipient.
The code specified in ISO/IEC 4873 is primarily intended for general information interchange within an 8-bit environment among data processing systems and associated equipment and within data communication systems.
The need for graphic characters and control functions in data processing has also been taken into account in ISO/IEC 4873. The code includes the 10 digits as well as the 52 small and capital letters of the basic Latin alphabet and may include accented letters, special Latin letters and/or the letters of one or several non-Latin alphabet(s).