Code page 1042 (

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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

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(SBCS) used by IBM in its

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operating system in China. This code page is intended for use with code page 928 (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 ( ...

). It is an extension of Code page 903. Code points 0x01 through 0x1F and x7F represent either graphic or

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characters depending on the context. Code points 0x81 through 0xFC are used as lead bytes for double byte characters.

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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 ...