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Code page 1103

computer character set for Finnish

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ30591640 ↗
Source-derived summary

Code page 1103 (CCSID 1103), also known as CP1103, or SF7DEC, is an IBM code page number assigned to the Finnish variant of DEC's National Replacement Character Set (NRCS). The 7-bit character set was introduced for DEC's computer terminal systems, starting with the VT200 series in 1983, but is also used by IBM for their DEC emulation. Similar but not identical to the series of ISO 646 character sets, the character set is a close derivation from ASCII with only nine code points differing.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Code page 1103” as computer character set for Finnish. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1103, 1983—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Code, page and computer can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as computer character set for Finnish. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q30591640. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1103 and 1983.

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This entry incorporates text from “Code page 1103” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.