English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Ascii Pronunciation
Ascii is pronounced A-skee, IPA /ˈæski/.
A-skee
US /ˈæski/
Syllables: A · skee (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The standard character code that gives every letter, digit and symbol a number.
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Ascii in a Sentence
- Save the file as plain ascii before you send it.
- The logo was drawn in ascii on the first screen.
- Ascii covers 128 characters and no accents at all.
Common Mispronunciations of Ascii
Not AY-ES-SEE-EYE-EYE
Nasa and radar are read as ordinary words rather than spelled out, and this abbreviation joined them decades ago.
Not uh-SKEE
Whisky and risky keep their first beat loud, and this word opens in just the same way.
Tip: It stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, and plain unformatted text is still called ascii.
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