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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
Morse code
A coding system invented by Samuel A. Morse,
for use in sending character data over extremely low-quality
pathways -- such as telegraphs and low-quality radio. Morse
code expresses characters as pulses of different durations.
Short signals are called "dots" and long signals are calles
"dashes". The coding assigns shorter sequences to the most
frequently used characters.
American Morse code is the first and original Morse code
character set. Character sets adapted to other languages
were developed later.
American Morse Code:
A . __ J . . S . . . 1 . __ __ .
B __ . . . K __ . __ T __ 2 . . __ . .
C . . . L ___ U . . __ 3 . . . __ .
D __ . . M __ __ V . . . __ 4 . . . . __
E . N __ . W . __ __ 5 __ __ __
F . __ . O . . X . __ . . 6 . . . . . .
G __ __ . P . . . . . Y . . . . 7 __ __ . .
H . . . . Q . . __ . Z . . . . 8 __ . . . .
I . . R . . . 0 ____ 9 __ . . __
Where . is a short pulse, __ a long pulse, ___ a very long
pulse and ____ a extra long pulse. There are also long and
short spaces character-internal. Intercharacter spaces are
very long and interword spaces are extra long. There is no
standarisation in these durations, and they vary depending on
the coder's preference and on the quality of the line.
Continental Morse Code or International Morse Code is a widely
used de-facto standard. This table summarises the Western
European usage of Continental Morse Code:
A .- G --. M -- S ... Y -.-- 4 ....-
B -... H .... N -. T - Z --.. 5 .....
C -.-. I .. O --- U ..- 0 ----- 6 -....
D -.. J .--- P .--. V ...- 1 .---- 7 --...
E . K -.- Q --.- W .-- 2 ..--- 8 ---..
F ..-. L .-.. R .-. X -..- 3 ...-- 9 ----.
A-umlaut (1) .-.- E-acute ..-..
A-acute .--.- N-tilde --.--
A-corona (11) .--.- O-umlaut (1) ---.
CH (2) ---- U-umlaut (1) ..--
Punctuation Marks: Other Signs:
period .-.-.- warning .-..-
comma --..-- error ........
question mark ..--.. repetition (ii ii) .. ..
hyphen -....- wait (AS) .-...
colon (3) ---... interruption (BK) -...-.-
underline (4) ..--.- understood (VE) ...-.
apostrophe .----. transmission received (R) .-.
quotation mark .-..-. beginning of message (KA) -.-.-
parenthesis open (5)-.--. end of message (AR) .-.-.
parenthesis (close) -.--.- end of transmission (K) (6) -.-
equal sign (7) -...- end of transmission (KN) (8) -.--.
plus sign .-.-. closing mark (SK) (9) ...-.-
multiplication sign -..- closing station (CL) -.-..-.
fraction mark -..-.
separator (10) .-..-
(1) Note: 'umlaut' is also known as 'diaeresis'
(2) Used only in German; not in Dutch.
(3) also: 'divided by'
(4) before and after the word to be underlined
(5) purportedly replaced by -.--.- for both "(" and ")"
(6) both and invitation to any station to start transmission
(7) also used as spacing between parts of transmission
(8) also an invitation to one station in particular to start
transmission
(9) connection will be closed.
(10) in fractions, for example.
(11) A-ring ?
Where '.' is a short pulse, '-' a long one. A '-' is three
times as long as a '.'; character-internal spaces are as long
as '.'s. Intercharacter space are as long as -'s. Spaces
between words are as long as seven '.'s.
(1996-11-23)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Morse code \Morse" code"\ (Teleg.)
a telegraphic code, in which dots, dashes, and spaces
represent letters, numbers, and other elements of text. The
original code was invented by Samuel B. Morse. The code now
mostly used is the International Morse code, also referred
to simply as the Morse code.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: The present International Morse Code is given in the
table below. There are no spaces in the International
Morse Code.
Alphabet
--------------------------------------------------------
A .- H .... O --- V ...
B -... I .. P .--. W .
C _._. J .--- Q --.- X -..
D -.. K -.- R .-. Y -.
E . L .-.. S ... Z --..
F ..-. M -- T
G --. N -. U ..
Numerals
1 .---- 4 ....- 7 --...
2 ..--- 5 ..... 8 ---..
3 ...-- 6 -.... 9 ----.
0 ---
Punctuation
. (Period) .-.-.-, (Comma) --..
? (Question Mark) ..--..; (Semicolon) -.-.-. : (Colon)
---... ' (apostrophe) .----. - (hyphen) -....- /
(forward slash) -..-. ( (left parenthesis) -.--. )
(right parenthesis) -.--.-
--------------------------------------------------------------
The Alphabetic code which was originally in use in
North America is given in the table below. In length,
or duration, one dash is theoretically equal to three
dots; the space between the elements of a letter is
equal to one dot; the interval in spaced letters, as O
. ., is equal to three dots. There are no spaces in any
letter composed wholly or in part of dashes. Alphabet
A .- H .... O . . V ...
B - . . . I .. P ..... W .
C .. . J -.-. Q ..-. X .-..
D -.. K -.- R . .. Y .. ..
E . L --- S ... Z ... .
F .-. M -- T -- & . ...
G --. N -. U ..
Numerals
1 .--. 4 . . . .- 7 --..
2 ..-.. 5 --- 8 - . . . .
3 . . . -. 6 . . . . . . 9 -..
0 ---- Period ..--.. Comma .-.
The Morse code was used chiefly with the electric
telegraph, but is also employed in signalling with
flags, lights, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Morse code \Morse" code"\ (Teleg.)
The telegraphic code, consisting of dots, dashes, and spaces,
invented by Samuel B. Morse. The Alphabetic code which is in
use in North America is given below. In length, or duration,
one dash is theoretically equal to three dots; the space
between the elements of a letter is equal to one dot; the
interval in spaced letters, as O . ., is equal to three dots.
There are no spaces in any letter composed wholly or in part
of dashes.
Note: Alphabet A .- H .... O . . V ...- B - . . . I .. P
..... W .-- C .. . J -.-. Q ..-. X .-.. D -.. K -.- R .
.. Y .. .. E . L --- S ... Z ... . F .-. M -- T -- & .
... G --. N -. U ..- Numerals 1 .--. 4 . . . .- 7
--.. 2 ..-.. 5 --- 8 - . . . . 3 . . . -. 6 . . . . . .
9 -..- 0 ---- Period ..--.. Comma .-.- The
International (Morse) code used elsewhere is the same
as the above with the following exceptions. C -.-. L
.-.. Q --.- Y -.-- F ..-. O --- R .-. Z --.. J .--- P
.--. X -..- The Morse code is used chiefly with the
electric telegraph, but is also employed in signalling
with flags, lights, etc.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
Morse code
n : a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are
represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long
signals) [syn: Morse, international Morse code]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Morse code
n.
(lb en telecommunications) A character code represented by dots and
dashes (or short and long pulses), originally used to send messages by
telegraph, later by flashes of light or by radio.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Morse code
n.
(lb en telecommunications) A character code represented by dots and
dashes (or short and long pulses), originally used to send messages by
telegraph, later by flashes of light or by radio.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Morse code
n.
(lb en telecommunications) A character code represented by dots and
dashes (or short and long pulses), originally used to send messages by
telegraph, later by flashes of light or by radio.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Morse code
n.
(lb en telecommunications) A character code represented by dots and
dashes (or short and long pulses), originally used to send messages by
telegraph, later by flashes of light or by radio.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Morse code
Englanti n.
morsen aakkoset, sähkötysaakkoset
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
Morse code /mˈɔːs kˈəʊd/
Morseovka
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
Morse code /mˈɔːs kˈəʊd/
Morsealphabet
Synonym: Morse
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
Morse code /mˈɔːs kˈəʊd/
Morsecode , Morsekode
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
Morse code /mˈɔːs kˈəʊd/
Morsen aakkoset, morseaakkoset
character code
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
Morse code /mˈɔːs kˈəʊd/
morseovi znakovi
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
morse code /mˈɔːs kˈəʊd/
1. morzeábécé
2. morzejelek
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
Morse code /mˈɔːs kˈəʊd/
モールス信号
character code
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n.摩尔斯电码
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