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ISO/IEC 8859-2

8-bit character set for Central and Eastern European languages in Latin script
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ISO/IEC 8859-2

Summary

ISO/IEC 8859-2 is an IEC standard[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • ISO/IEC 8859-2's instance of is recorded as IEC standard[3].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-2's instance of is recorded as Extended ASCII[4].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-2's instance of is recorded as ISO standard[5].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-2 followed ISO/IEC 8859-1[6].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-2 was followed by ISO/IEC 8859-3[7].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-2 is part of ISO/IEC 8859[8].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-2's has edition or translation is recorded as ISO 8859–2:1987: Information processing—8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets—Part 2: Latin alphabet No. 2[9].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-2's has edition or translation is recorded as ISO/IEC 8859–2:1999: Information technology—8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets—Part 2: Latin alphabet No. 2[10].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-2's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/iso-8859-2[11].

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Publication

ISO/IEC 8859-2 is part of ISO/IEC 8859[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

ISO/IEC 8859-2 followed ISO/IEC 8859-1[6]. It was followed by ISO/IEC 8859-3[7].

Why It Matters

ISO/IEC 8859-2 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Has edition or translation → ISO 8859–2:1987: Information processing—8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets—Part 2: Latin alphabet No. 2, ISO/IEC 8859–2:1999: Information technology—8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets—Part 2: Latin alphabet No. 2
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