Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at noon; -- applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, twice a year, a vertical sun.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete Plural form of
ascian .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word ascii.
Examples
-
The bullet-time scene from the Matrix done in ascii animation.
-
[Sorry, just discovered a page that contains the whole site in ascii text.
Archive 2005-03-01 2005
-
I would not even call ascii primitive audiovisuals.
doggdot.us 2009
-
I would not even call ascii primitive audiovisuals.
doggdot.us 2009
-
(sometimes called ascii text), in order for all members of the list to be able to read them.
unknown title 2009
-
(sometimes called ascii text), in order for all members of the list to be able to read them.
unknown title 2009
-
(sometimes called ascii text), in order for all members of the list to be able to read them.
unknown title 2009
-
(sometimes called ascii text), in order for all members of the list to be able to read them.
unknown title 2009
-
(sometimes called ascii text), in order for all members of the list to be able to read them.
unknown title 2009
-
(sometimes called ascii text), in order for all members of the list to be able to read them.
unknown title 2009
madmouth commented on the word ascii
my mind was blown when one day, the pronunciation was revealed to be 'asky'
July 21, 2009
bilby commented on the word ascii
First meaning is very cool.
December 19, 2023
bilby commented on the word ascii
Reminds me a bit of Groundhog Day.
December 19, 2023