code unit

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Synonyms: cost unit, home unit

Antonyms: cost unit, home unit

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} 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]].

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