character set
1. A particular mapping between {characters} and
{byte strings}, i.e. the combination of a particular
{character encoding} (which maps between byte strings and
{integers}) and a particular {coded character set} (which maps
between integers and characters).
For example: {ASCII} (the ASCII coded character set, encoded
directly as single-byte values), or {UTF-8} (the Unicode coded
character set, encoded with an 8-bit transformation method).
2. Occasionally: a {character repertoire}; or a {coded
character set}.
(1998-12-17)