A 16-bit number constituting a set of encoding scheme identifiers, character set identifiers, code page identifiers, and additional information that uniquely identifies a coded graphic character representation.

A 16-bit number that identifies a specific set of encoding scheme identifiers, character set identifiers, code page identifiers, and other relevant information that uniquely identifies the coded graphic character representation used.

A 16-bit number that identifies a specific set of encoding scheme identifier, character set identifiers, code page identifiers, and additional coding-related information. See also CDRA. Collate: To alter the arrangement of a set of items from two or more ordered subsets to one or more other subsets, each containing a number of items, commonly one, from each of the original subsets in a specified order that is not necessarily the order of any of the original subsets. (ISO/IEC) Collating sequence: A specified arrangement used in sequencing. (ISO/IEC) (2) An ordering assigned to a set of items, such that any two sets in that assigned order can be collated. (ANSI) (3) Collating sometimes implies binary sorting of items in the order of the code points of the active coded character set.