character reference

n : a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential

future employer describing the person's qualifications

and dependability; "requests for character references are

all to often answered evasively" [syn: {character}, {reference}]

character repertoire

The set of all {characters} onto which a {coded

character set} maps {integers} ({code positions}).

For example, consider these two simple coded character sets:

Coded Character Set One:

integer 0 -> the character "A"

integer 1 -> the character "B"

Coded Character Set Two:

integer 0 -> the character "B"

integer 1 -> the character "A"

Both of these coded character sets map to the characters "A"

and "B", so they have the same character repertoire. But

since the mapping is different (and obviously incompatible),

these are different coded character sets.

(1998-12-17)