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Bytes are 8 bits - UTF-8 gets most of ASCII in 1 byte (8 bits) and many (most?) other language glyphs can be encoded in 2 bytes or so (16 bits). A 16 byte fiel
by com 16y ago
Bytes are 8 bits - UTF-8 gets most of ASCII in 1 byte (8 bits) and many (most?) other language glyphs can be encoded in 2 bytes or so (16 bits).
A 16 byte field can hold up to 16 ASCII characters, or perhaps 8 CJK glyphs that might encode a short kanji or hanzi password.
- yuhong 16y ago"A 16 byte field can hold up to 16 ASCII characters, or perhaps 8 CJK glyphs that might encode a short kanji or hanzi password." Assuming that you are using legacy encodings, of course.