character
- Any letter, digit, symbol, or control sequence that can be represented by the
ASCII character set.
See also ASCII, blank space, control character, escape character, printable character.
- The character data types are CHAR and VARCHAR (and in some contexts, a TEXT
variable).
See also blob, data type, string, string operators, subscript.
- What a single keystroke, control character, or escape sequence produces that
the program, operating system, or output device treats as a single unit.
See also activation key, logical key, operating system.
- A character terminal is a display device that is line-oriented and therefore
does not support a graphical user interface (GUI).
See also terminal, workstation.