/ Dictionary / Index C character set: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: char'acter set" Pronunciation: [key] — Computers. Computers. the numbers, letters, punctuation marks, and special symbols that can be used by a particular device, as a printer, or in a coding method, as ASCII. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. character piece character sketch Related Content Daily Word Quiz: digression Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language