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EBCDIC

[eb-see-dik]
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noun Computers.
  1. a code consisting of 256 8-bit characters and used for data representation and transfer.
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Origin of EBCDIC

1965–70; e(xtended) b(inary-)c(oded) d(ecimal) i(nterchange) c(ode)
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EBCDIC

n acronym for
  1. extended binary-coded decimal-interchange code: a computer code for representing alphanumeric characters
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