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Definitions for EBCDIC: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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EBCDIC \EBCDIC\ ([e^]b"s[e^]*d[i^]k`), n. [acronym from Extended
Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.] (Computers)
a 8-bit code for representing alphanumerical information in a
digital information storage medium. It was used expecially on
IBM mainframes, and differed substantially from the ASCII
code. [acronym]
[PJC]
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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EBCDIC
Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
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EBCDIC /eb's*-dik/, /eb'see`dik/, or /eb'k*-dik/ n. [abbreviation,
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code] An alleged character set
used on IBM dinosaurs. It exists in at least six mutually incompatible
versions, all featuring such delights as non-contiguous letter sequences
and the absence of several ASCII punctuation characters fairly important
for modern computer languages (exactly which characters are absent
varies according to which version of EBCDIC you're looking at). IBM
adapted EBCDIC from {punched card} code in the early 1960s and
promulgated it as a customer-control tactic (see {connector
conspiracy}), spurning the already established ASCII standard. Today,
IBM claims to be an open-systems company, but IBM's own description of
the EBCDIC variants and how to convert between them is still internally
classified top-secret, burn-before-reading. Hackers blanch at the very
_name_ of EBCDIC and consider it a manifestation of purest evil. See
also fear and loathing.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
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