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EBCDIC

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

Origin:
1965–70; e(xtended) b(inary-)c(oded) d(ecimal) i(nterchange) c(ode)
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EBCDIC   (ěb'sē-dĭk)   
n.   Computer Science
A standard code that uses 8 bits to represent each of up to 256 alphanumeric characters.

[E(xtended) B(inary) C(oded) D(ecimal) I(nterchange) C(ode).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
EBCDIC
extended binary coded decimal interchange code
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