extended binary - coded decimal interchange code

extended binary - coded decimal interchange code

[ik¦stend·əd ′bī‚ner·ē ¦kōd·əd ¦des·məl ′int·ər‚chānj ‚kōd] (computer science) A computer code that uses eight binary positions to represent a single character, giving a possible maximum of 256 characters. Abbreviated EBCDIC.