Code page 1042 (
CCSID
A CCSID (coded character set identifier) is a 16-bit number that represents a particular character encoding, encoding of a specific code page. For example, Unicode is a code page that has several encoding (so called "transformation") forms, like UT ...
1042), also known as
Simplified Chinese
Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to:
Mathematics
Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one, that is simpler (usually shorter), for example
* Simplification of algebraic expressions ...
PC Data Extended, is a
single byte character set
SBCS, or Single Byte Character Set, is used to refer to character encodings that use exactly one byte for each graphic character. An SBCS can accommodate a maximum of 256 symbols, and is useful for scripts that do not have many symbols or accented ...
(SBCS) used by
IBM in its
PC DOS
PC or pc may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Player character or playable character, a fictional character controlled by a human player, usually in role-playing games or computer games
* ''Port Charles'', an American daytime TV soap opera
* ...
operating system in
China.
This code page is intended for use with
code page 928
In communications and information processing, code is a system of rules to convert information—such as a letter, word, sound, image, or gesture—into another form, sometimes shortened or secret, for communication through a communica ...
(Simplified Chinese
double byte character set
A double-byte character set (DBCS) is a character encoding in which either all characters (including control characters) are encoded in two bytes, or merely every graphic character not representable by an accompanying single-byte character set (SB ...
).
It is an extension of
Code page 903
Code page 903 (CCSID 903) is encoded for use as the single byte component of certain simplified Chinese character encodings. It is used in China. Despite this, it follows ISO 646-JP / the Roman half of JIS X 0201, in that it replaces the ASCII bac ...
.
Code points 0x01 through 0x1F and x7F represent either graphic or
control characters depending on the context.
Code points 0x81 through 0xFC are used as lead bytes for double byte characters.
Codepage layout
References
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1042
Year 1042 ( MXLII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* April 19 – Emperor Michael V Kalaphates banishes his adoptive mother and co ...