| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 658 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Nutshell handbook |
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Nutshell handbook
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| Contents |
Part I. Working with characters. Characters as data -- Writing characters -- Character sets and encodings. Part II. A systemic look at unicode. The structure of unicode -- Properties of characters -- Unicode encodings. Part III. Advanced unicode topics. Characters and languages -- Character usage -- The character level and above -- Characters in internet protocols -- Characters in programming |
| Summary |
Fundamentally, computers just deal with numbers. They store letters and other characters by assigning a number for each one. There are hundreds of different encoding systems for mapping characters to numbers, but Unicode promises a single mapping. Unicode enables a single software product or website to be targeted across multiple platforms, languages and countries without re-engineering. It's no wonder that industry giants like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, IBM andMicrosoft have all adopted Unicode. Containing everything you need to understand Unicode, this comprehensive reference from O'Reilly ta |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Unicode (Computer character set)
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COMPUTERS -- Data Processing.
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Unicode (Computer character set)
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Unicode (Computer character set)
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Unicode
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007270121 |
| ISBN |
059610121X |
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9780596101213 |
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9780596153311 |
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0596153317 |
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