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Coded set

In telecommunication, a coded set is a set of elements onto which another set of elements has been mapped according to a code.

Note: Examples of coded sets include the list of names of airports that is mapped onto a set of corresponding three-letter representations of airport names, the list of classes of emission that is mapped onto a set of corresponding standard symbols, and the names of the months of the year mapped onto a set of two-digit decimal numbers.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C

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