extended binary-coded decimal-interchange code: a computer code for representing alphanumeric characters
EBCDIC in American English
(ˈɛbsəˌdɪk)
US
noun
a standard computer code for the alphanumeric representation of data
EBCDIC in American English
(ˈebsiˌdɪk)
noun
Computing
a code consisting of 256 8-bit characters and used for data representation and transfer
Word origin
[1965–70; e(xtended) b(inary-)c(oded) d(ecimal) i(nterchange) c(ode)]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: T cell, genetic engineering, isometric exercise, stun gun, wraparound