Code page
What does Code page mean?Definition
Code pages are character encoding standards used to represent text in different languages. A code page defines a mapping between specific characters and their numerical values, which can then be used by computer systems and applications to store and display text. Each code page includes a set of characters that is specific to a particular language or writing system, and multiple code pages may be used to support different languages on the same system.
Code pages were widely used in earlier versions of operating systems, such as MS-DOS and earlier versions of Windows, before the widespread adoption of Unicode. However, code pages had limited support for internationalization and were often incompatible with each other, making it difficult to exchange text between systems that used different code pages.
Today, Unicode has largely replaced code pages as the primary means of representing text in computers, and code pages are used only in legacy systems. The use of Unicode provides a unified, standardized way of representing text in multiple languages, and it allows for the seamless exchange of text between different systems and applications.
Code pages were widely used in earlier versions of operating systems, such as MS-DOS and earlier versions of Windows, before the widespread adoption of Unicode. However, code pages had limited support for internationalization and were often incompatible with each other, making it difficult to exchange text between systems that used different code pages.
Today, Unicode has largely replaced code pages as the primary means of representing text in computers, and code pages are used only in legacy systems. The use of Unicode provides a unified, standardized way of representing text in multiple languages, and it allows for the seamless exchange of text between different systems and applications.