BS 6856:1987
Superseded
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Specification for code extension techniques for United Kingdom 7-bit and 8-bit coded character sets
Available format(s)
Hardcopy , PDF
Language(s)
English
Published date
30-06-1987
Publisher
Superseded date
15-03-1995
Superseded by
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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.
| Committee |
ICT/1
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
28
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| Standards | Relationship |
| ISO 2022:1986 | Identical |