An eight bit code used to represent specific data characters in some computers; e.g., IBM mainframe computers.
was developed by IBM, and is used extensively in systems featuring IBM processors. Each character is represented by a six bit structure with the capability of generating 64 combinations. Edge Roughness | Back to Intro Irregularities in the printing of bar code elements, resulting in a non-uniform edge and edge errors. EDI | Back to Intro
The standard interchange code used by IBM mainframe operating systems e.g. EBCDIC representation of a blank space " " is X'40'. The EBCDIC character set contains 256 8-bit characters.
A standard character-to-number encoding used primarily by IBM computer systems. See also: ASCII. [Source: RFC1392
An 8-bit code that is an extension of Binary-Coded Decimal (BCD) notation. EBCDIC can represent up to 256 different characters.
An IBM-developed eight-bit binary code that can represent 256 characters. It allows the representation of control codes and graphics in a logical format. It was created to represent data in particular types of data processing and communications terminal devices.
The extended character set used in IBM hosts.
A coding system like ASCII that represents alphanumeric characters with numbers. This coding system is used by IBM on large computers. Most PC's represent alphanumeric characters using ASCII.
A binary code representing each letter, number, or other symbol with a unique 8-bit code. See also AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (ASCII), BINARY CODE, CODE (2).
An alternative to ASCII used extensively in IBM machinery. Some other vendors use it for mainframes. EBCDIC and ASCII are not compatible but are easy to convert between.
A standard character-to-number encoding used primarily by IBMcomputer systems. See also: ASCII. Extended Four Letter Acronym (EFLA)