Variable-width encoding
TYPE OF CHARACTER ENCODING SCHEME
Variable width encoding; Multi-byte character set; Variable-width; Multi-Byte Character Set; Multibyte character; Multi-byte character; Multibyte character set; Multi Byte Character Set; Multi-byte Character Set; MBCS (encoding); Multi byte character set; MB (character set); Multiple-byte character set; Multiple-Byte Character Set; Multiple Byte Character Set; Multiple-byte Character Set; Multiple byte character set; Multiple-byte character; Mixed Multi-Byte Character Set; PCMB (encoding); Mixed Multi-byte Character Set; Mixed multi-byte character set; Mixed multi byte character set; Mixed Multi Byte Character Set; Mixed Multiple-Byte Character Set; Mixed Multiple-byte Character Set; Mixed multiple-byte character set; Mixed Multiple Byte Character Set; Mixed multiple byte character set
A variable-width encoding is a type of character encoding scheme in which codes of differing lengths are used to encode a character set (a repertoire of symbols) for representation, usually in a computer. Most common variable-width encodings are multibyte encodings, which use varying numbers of bytes (octets) to encode different characters.