BS 6856:1987
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Specification for code extension techniques for United Kingdom 7-bit and 8-bit coded character sets
Hardcopy , PDF
15-03-1995
English
30-06-1987
Gives methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment. Covers conformance, references, definitions and notation, structure of a family of 8-bit codes, use of code extension in an 8-bit code, announcement of extension facilities used, relationship between 7-bit and 8-bit codes, relationship with Presentation Protocol and specific meanings of escape sequences.
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