"ascii" meaning in English

See ascii in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ascii
  1. (computing, uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of ASCII Tags: alt-of, uncommon Alternative form of: ASCII Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-ascii-en-name-8sd~CPx1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 48 2 4 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Latin asciī, plural of ascius, from Ancient Greek ἄσκῐος (áskĭos, “shadowless”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|asciī}} Latin asciī, {{der|en|grc|ἄσκῐος|t=shadowless}} Ancient Greek ἄσκῐος (áskĭos, “shadowless”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} ascii pl (plural only)
  1. (obsolete) ascians Tags: obsolete, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-ascii-en-noun-CY~PRk3z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 55 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 48 2 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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