ASCII text

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ASC
Pronunciation
/ˈæski tɛkst/
Category
Computing
Related Field
File Extensions

Examples in Context

  1. Control uses an English font for ASCII text(ASC) and an Asian font for Asian text.
  2. For example, say you want to send an e-mail of an ASCII text(ASC) file to another user.
  3. The configuration files are readable ASCII text(ASC).
  4. On a Linux or UNIX system, these private and public key pairs are stored in ASCII text(ASC) files; on Windows systems, some programs store the key pairs as text files, some in the Windows registry.
  5. Escapes are a way of representing a character using only ASCII text(ASC).

Other meanings of ASC

Asos Business
American Standard Code Computing
Advanced SystemCare Computing
Atypical Squamous Cells Misc
Accounting Standards Codification Business
Altered State of Consciousness Medical
Accounting Standards Committee Business
Anterior Subcapsular Cataract Medical
Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medical
Ambulatory Surgical Center Medical