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Line 1: '''Code page''' is the traditional [[IBM]] term used for a specific variant of character coding for [[computer]]s. Although the basis of many character sets is [[ASCII]], ASCII uses a [[parity bit]] that is no longer used. Using this bit for data doubles the size of the possible character set, allowing another 128 characters to be added. No standard exists for these "[[Extended ASCII\|extended character sets]]", and IBM referred to the variants as code pages. Although IBM maintained a myriad of code pages, the term has in general use taken on the meaning character coding for the [[IBM PC]]. Since the original IBM PC code page was not really designed for international use, several incompatible variants emerged:

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