Unicode explained

Unicode explained

by Korpela, Jukka K.

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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. …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Unicode explained / Jukka K. Korpela.

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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.
  • Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):O'Reilly
  • Place of Publication:Sebastopol, CA
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xvii, 658 pages) : : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:059610121X, 9780596101213, 9780596153311, 0596153317
  • oclc:ocm71666084
  • LC Classification:QA268
  • Dewey Decimal:005.7/22

Table of 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.

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Subjects

COMPUTERS -- Data Processing Unicode Unicode (Computer character set) Unicode (Jeu de caractères)

Writers

Korpela, Jukka K.

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