Char: meaning, definitions and examples
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char
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computer programming
A data type that is used to store a single character. In most programming languages, a char is represented by a single byte of memory. It can hold any character, such as letters, numbers, or symbols.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- In C++, char is used to store characters like 'a', 'b', 'c'.
- The ASCII value of the char 'A' is 65.
Translations
Translations of the word "char" in other languages:
๐ต๐น caracter
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคเฅเคทเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Zeichen
๐ฎ๐ฉ karakter
๐บ๐ฆ ัะธะผะฒะพะป
๐ต๐ฑ znak
๐ฏ๐ต ๆๅญ (ใใ, ัะธะผะฒะพะป)
๐ซ๐ท caractรจre
๐ช๐ธ carรกcter
๐น๐ท karakter
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฌธ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุญุฑู
๐จ๐ฟ znak
๐ธ๐ฐ znak
๐จ๐ณ ๅญ็ฌฆ
๐ธ๐ฎ znak
๐ฎ๐ธ stafur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐาฃะฑะฐ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแจแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ simvol
๐ฒ๐ฝ carรกcter
Word origin
The term 'char' originated in computer programming as an abbreviation for 'character'. It was first used in the early days of computing to represent a single character, such as a letter, number, or symbol. The concept of char evolved as programming languages developed, and it remains a fundamental data type in many modern programming languages.
See also: charade, charbroil, charcoal, charity, charred, charring.