UCS transformation format
<standard, character> (UTF) A set of standard character encodings in
accordance with ISO 10646.
One of a set of standard character encodings, the most widely used of which are
UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32. The code tables in ISO 10646 and in the Unicode
standard are identical, although the Unicode standard includes additional
material.
UTF-8 is the most widely used encoding, at least on Unix systems. Since it does
not include any bytes like '\0' or '/' which have a special meaning in filenames
and other C library function parameters, and 7-bit ASCII characters have the
same encoding under both ASCII and UTF-8, the required changes to existing
software are minimised.
Other UTFs: UTF-1 and UTF-7 are not widely used.
UTF-8 and Unicode FAQ for Unix/Linux.
(2002-01-15)
Nearby terms:
U-Code « UCS « UCSD Pascal « UCS transformation
format
» UCX » udb » UDDI
|