EBCDIC
[ eb-see-dik ]
/ ˈɛb siˌdɪk /
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noun Computers.
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)
Words nearby EBCDIC
ebb, ebb and flow, Ebbinghaus, ebb tide, Ebbw Vale, EBCDIC, Ebenezer, Eberhard, Eberhart, Ebert, Eberth
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British Dictionary definitions for EBCDIC
EBCDIC
/ (ˈɛbsɪˌdɪk) /
n acronym for
extended binary-coded decimal-interchange code: a computer code for representing alphanumeric characters
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