Char: meaning, definitions and examples

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char

[ tʃɑː ]

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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

character, letter

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:

🇵🇹 caracter

🇮🇳 अक्षर

🇩🇪 Zeichen

🇮🇩 karakter

🇺🇦 символ

🇵🇱 znak

🇯🇵 文字 (もじ, символ)

🇫🇷 caractère

🇪🇸 carácter

🇹🇷 karakter

🇰🇷 문자

🇸🇦 حرف

🇨🇿 znak

🇸🇰 znak

🇨🇳 字符

🇸🇮 znak

🇮🇸 stafur

🇰🇿 таңба

🇬🇪 ნიშანი

🇦🇿 simvol

🇲🇽 carácter

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.