What is the ASCII table and How Do You Use It?

[Doug Ewell]

Peter Constable wrote:

> I happened upon this article, apparently published a (relatively)
> recent nine months ago. It’s written as though ASCII is supposed to be
> news to many people.
>
> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-is-the-ascii-table-and-how-do-you-use-it/ar-AA1cGkw8?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=16572016691745b6984a140583a7ce3f&ei=57

Probably my least favorite part of such tables, both forty years ago and today, is their blind repetition of cryptic abbreviations for C0 control functions like SYN and ETB and EM, with no explanation of their expansion or use.

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