From: E. Keown (k_isoetc@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Mar 03 2006 - 11:11:04 CST
March 2006
Hi,
Below, my first definition of a term one MUST know to
understand character set work. Feel very free to
critique this. This definition is for non-geeks or,
at best, semi-geeks.
Character set, a definition :
A character set is a computerized version
of any alphabet (or other writing system).
Each letter, number, symbol, etc. of the
computerized alphabet is assigned a unique
number for the computer to use in software.
There must be 15 core terms needed for a
mini-dictionary for character set work. But which 15?
Marc Kuester of DIN told me that German-language
proposals include what he calls a "Fachwörterliste," a
list of terminology to harmonize usage in all German
technical documents. Great idea!
Translations of the word character set:
le jeu de caractère (le pluriel prefere?)
מערכת
תווים
Zeichensatz
Codifica dei caratteri
PLEASE send me more translations if you have them!
As you know, the Hebrew language has been written for
3,150 years, at least. There are four living languages
which were written for over 2,900 years:
Aramaic
Chinese
Greek
Hebrew
Part of what happened with computerizing Hebrew is
that no academic Semitist knew the phrase 'character
set' until maybe 1999.
There are at least a dozen scholarly societies which
concern themselves with Hebrew. But only 1-2 of these
societies have any computational work.
Elaine Keown
in white bread America
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