4  Definitions

For the purposes of this part of ISO/IEC 8859 the following definitions
apply:

4.1  bit combination:  An ordered set of bits used for the representation of
characters.

4.2  byte:  A bit string that is operated upon as a unit.

4.3  character:  A member of a set of elements used for the organization,
control, or representation of data.

4.4  code table:  A table showing the characters allocated to each bit
combination in a code.

4.5  coded character set; code:  A set of unambiguous rules that establishes
a character set and the one-to-one relationship between the characters of the
set and their bit combinations.

4.6  coded-character-data-element (CC-data-element):  An element of
interchanged information that is specified to consist of a sequence of coded
representations of characters, in accordance with one or more identified
standards for coded character sets.

4.7  graphic character:  A character, other than a control function, that has
a visual representation normally handwritten, printed or displayed, and that
has a coded representation consisting of one or more bit combinations.

NOTE - In ISO/IEC 8859 a single bit combination is used to represent each
character.

4.8  graphic symbol:  A visual representation of a graphic character or of a
control function.

4.9  position:  That part of a code table identified by its column and row
coordinates.