0299

Encoding

Introduced in v2.3· hl7· universal· 3 values

THO:Encodingv2.0.0

HL7-defined code system of concept identifying the type of encoding used to represent successive octets of binary data as displayable ASCII characters. These are defined by IETF; more information may be found at https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1521.txt. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the ED datatypes.

No description available in the specification.

OID & Vocabulary Information

THO Canonical URL (v2.0.0)
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0299
Table OID
2.16.840.1.113883.12.299
Codesystem OID (v1)
2.16.840.1.113883.18.185
Value Set OID
2.16.840.1.113883.21.197
Binding
universal
Expansion
All codes from codesystem
UTG Code Table
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Used In Data-Type Components1

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A
No encoding - data are displayable ASCII characters.
Base64
Encoding as defined by MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) standard RFC 1521. Four consecutive ASCII characters represent three consecutive octets of binary data. Base64 utilizes a 65-character subset of US-ASCII, consisting of both the upper and
Usage: The Request For Comment (RFC) 1521 standard is available at: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1521.txt
Definition: Encoding as defined by MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) standard RFC 1521. Four consecutive ASCII characters represent three consecutive octets of binary data. Base64 utilizes a 65-character subset of US-ASCII, consisting of both the upper and lower case alphabetic characters, digits “0” through “9”, “+”, “/”, and “=”.
Hex
Hexadecimal encoding - consecutive pairs of hexadecimal digits represent consecutive single octets.
3 codes