character set

American  

noun

Computers.

1. the numbers, letters, punctuation marks, and special symbols that can be used by a particular device, as a printer, or in a coding method, as ASCII.

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Example Sentences

His genuine grasp on the emotional struggles of the character set him apart from the many actors in consideration.

From Los Angeles Times

And yet, in “The Vow,” he is oddly watchable, like a “Saturday Night Live” recurring character set loose in upstate New York.

From New York Times

“I just can,” she replies coolly; her character set in just three words.

From Seattle Times

Many corporations make their custom fonts free to download, partly to allow international users who do work for the company to modify the character set, adding the characters they need for foreign alphabets.

From New York Times

We can surmise that this is likely to be a pop-culture-literate take on Dungeons & Dragons, that feeds into the game’s retro roots and perhaps even features players among its character set.

From The Guardian