EBCDIC

(ebsə dik′)

noun

a standard computer code for the alphanumeric representation of data

See EBCDIC in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Computer Science
A standard code that uses 8 bits to represent each of up to 256 alphanumeric characters.

Origin:

Origin: E(xtended) B(inary) C(oded) D(ecimal) I(nterchange) C(ode)

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