EBCDIC

[eb-see-dik]

noun Computers.

a code consisting of 256 8-bit characters and used for data representation and transfer.

Origin of EBCDIC

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

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British Dictionary definitions for ebcdic

EBCDIC

n acronym for

extended binary-coded decimal-interchange code: a computer code for representing alphanumeric characters

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