Code conversion

This article is about code conversion in telecommunications. For programming language source code conversion, see Code conversion (computing).

In telecommunication, the term code conversion has the following meanings:

1. Conversion of signals, or groups of signals, in one code into corresponding signals, or groups of signals, in another code.

2. A process for converting a code of some predetermined bit structure, such as 5, 7, or 14 bits per character interval, to another code with the same or a different number of bits per character interval.

In code conversion, alphabetical order is not significant.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from Federal Standard 1037C. General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22.