7bitpercharacter
7bitpercharacter is a term used to discuss data representations that use seven bits to represent each character. The most common realization is seven-bit ASCII, a 128-symbol character set that covers standard English letters, digits, punctuation, and a set of control codes. In early computing and networking, seven-bit encoding enabled transmission over channels restricted to seven data bits, with the eighth bit often unused or used for parity in some implementations.
Historically, seven-bit ASCII underpinned much of the early internet, including email and Usenet. Protocols and gateways
Today the concept of 7bitpercharacter is primarily of historical interest or used in discussions of data compatibility,