CR 13928:2000

CR 13928:2000 is a technical report published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Information Technology - Guide to the use of character set standards in Europe". This standard covers: The technical scope of this guide is primarily limited to official character set standards promulgated by ISO/IEC and CEN, as opposed to official telecommunications standards and manufacturer standards. However, an overview of all types of standards is given in section 7. The guide furthermore concentrates on European issues; thus character set standards for non-European languages are not covered. The guide is mainly intended as an introduction for people who need to familiarise themselves with the concept of character sets and their coding.

The technical scope of this guide is primarily limited to official character set standards promulgated by ISO/IEC and CEN, as opposed to official telecommunications standards and manufacturer standards. However, an overview of all types of standards is given in section 7. The guide furthermore concentrates on European issues; thus character set standards for non-European languages are not covered. The guide is mainly intended as an introduction for people who need to familiarise themselves with the concept of character sets and their coding.

CR 13928:2000 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 35.040 - Information coding; 35.040.10 - Coding of character sets. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

CR 13928:2000 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 15701:2009, EN 14527:2006/FprA1, EN 13480-3:2002/A5:2012, EN 1021-1:2014, EN 15836-1:2010, prEN 1186-15, EN 12613:2009, EN 14534:2003+A1:2007, EN 13718-2:2008, EN ISO 22734-1:2025, EN ISO 13577-4:2022, EN 764-7:2002, EN ISO 16904:2016, EN ISO 4126-5:2004, EN ISO 25197:2018. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

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