code element; code value; coded representation
Technical computing term for a basic unit of encoded data, such as a character, symbol, or bit pattern in a coding scheme.
In Unicode, each character is assigned a unique code element.
この符号化方式では、コード要素は8ビットで表現される。
In this encoding scheme, a code element is represented by 8 bits.
Compound of コード (kōdo, from English 'code') and 要素 (yōso, 'element'). A straightforward technical term formed by combining a loanword with a native Japanese noun.