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Is this article missing any other notable encodings, whether ‘modern’ or historic?

=== Examples ===

For example, I’ve never heard of these being used in this context, but they seem like they plausibility could ''(or do)'' exist:

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| [[Base10]] - e.g. inputting binary data into a 10-key numerical keypad ''(an anonymous user commented on the general topic of Base10 encodings here under the heading '''[[#Decimal (base10)|Decimal (base10)]]''')''

| [[Base12]] - e.g. inputting binary data into a 12-key telephone keypad ''(0-9, plus '*' and '#')'' or transmitting it ''(yes, less efficientefficiently than [[Base16]])'' by sending [[Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling|DTMF]] tones through an audio channel ''(including from speaker to microphone)''

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What about [[Telex]]-like systems (and their modern descendants)?

=== Already mentioned by others ===

[[Base 26]] ''(hexavigesimal)'' was mentioned above* but never appears to be re-added. Does anyone use this for encoding binary, or is it mostly used for representing integers ''(as done by Amazon for ASINs)'' in a more concise form ''(the opposite aim compared to the encodings in this article; it has an integer-to-text efficiency of greater than 100% - [[Binary-coded decimal|BCD]], an integer-to-binary encoding, is a better analogue, as the encoded version of BCD is less efficient than the original)''?

''*The last edit by [[User:Eyreland|Eyreland]] prior to reversion and that above discussion, ([https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Binary-to-text_encoding&oldid=572560755] 21:18, September 11, 2013]), never appears to have been restored. (Unfortunately, I don’t have time to research that further at the moment.)''

[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] mentioned several others here under the heading '''[[#A few extras to consider'|A few extras to consider]]'' in early 2021.

[[User:起司狗|𝒞𝒽ℯℯ𝓈ℯ𝒹ℴℊ (起司狗)]] mentioned the [[PGP word list]], which seems like it could qualify for inclusion.

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Some encodings, while perhaps seeming similar to those included in the article, don’t belong here and should be listed/classified elsewhere.

=== Some of these things are not like the others ===

SomeCertain encodings and formats, while perhaps seeminghaving some similar characteristics to those already included in the article, don’t belong here and should be listed/classified elsewhere.

This article’s title seems to '''really mean''' “binary [[Syllable (computing)|syllable]]-to-text encoding” or “byte-to-text encoding”, where the syllable/byte size is commonly 8 bits ''(but not always; [[Ascii85|Ascii85/Base85]] uses a 32-bit [[Big-endian|BE]] grouping of four 8-bit bytes, for example, which could be seen as encoding a syllable/byte size of 32 bits)''

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| Most [[Category:Character encoding|character encodings]]

| Some [[Data compression|data compression]] standards

| [[Geocode]] systems

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A larger category of ‘data-to-text encodings’ might include some of those that don’t fit into the scope or this article.

[[User:Jim Grisham|Jim Grisham]] ([[User talk:Jim Grisham|talk]]) 2300:5108, 1617 June 2022 (UTC)