As computer technology spread throughout the world, different standards bodies and corporations developed many variations of ASCII to facilitate the expression of non-English languages that used Roman-based alphabets.
æz kəmpjˈuːɾɚ tɛknˈɑːlədʒi spɹˈɛd θɹuːˈaʊt ðə wˈɜːld, dˈɪfɹənt stˈændɚdz bˈɑːdiz ænd kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃənz dɪvˈɛləpt mˈɛni vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃənz ʌv ˈæski tə fəsˈɪlᵻtˌeɪt ðɪ ɛkspɹˈɛʃən ʌv nˈɑːnˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ðæt jˈuːzd ɹˈoʊmənbˈeɪst ˈælfəbˌɛts.