"PETSCII" meaning in English

See PETSCII in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of PET + ASCII. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|PET|ASCII}} Blend of PET + ASCII Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PETSCII
  1. (computing, historical) The character set used by the Commodore PET and related computers. Wikipedia link: PETSCII Tags: historical Categories (topical): Computing

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