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EBCDIC [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.01.43 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

standard code that consists of 8-bit coded characters

OBS

Now largely replaced by ASCII.

OBS

extended binary-coded decimal interchange code; EBCDIC: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

An eight bit coding structure used to represent data in certain data processing and communication terminal devices.

OBS

Enables representation of all graphics and control codes in a logical format.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
Key term(s)
  • EBCDIC

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Código binario compuesto por 8 bits (un byte) que permite la posibilidad de 256 combinaciones de caracteres.

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