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BINARY-CODED DECIMAL CHARACTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

Refers to an alphabetic letter, a decimal digit, a punctuation mark, etc., as represented by a fixed number of consecutive binary digits.

Key term(s)
  • binary coded character
  • binary coded decimal character

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Caractère constitué d'une séquence de chiffres binaires.

Spanish

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

Un elemento de un sistema de notación representando caracteres alfanuméricos, como los dígitos decimales, letras alfabéticas y signos de puntuación mediante una configuración predeterminada de dígitos binarios consecutivos.

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