[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ebcdic \ebcdic\ e^b"se^di^k`, n. acronym from extended
   binary coded decimal interchange code. computers
   a 8-bit code for representing alphanumerical information in a
   digital information storage medium. it was used expecially on
   ibm mainframes, and differed substantially from the ascii
   code. acronym
   pjc

[2] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

ebcdic
     extended binary-coded decimal interchange code
     
     

[3] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

ebcdic /eb's-dik/, /eb'see`dik/, or /eb'k-dik/ n. abbreviation,
   extended binary coded decimal interchange code an alleged character set
   used on ibm dinosaurs. it exists in at least six mutually incompatible
   versions, all featuring such delights as non-contiguous letter sequences
   and the absence of several ascii punctuation characters fairly important
   for modern computer languages exactly which characters are absent
   varies according to which version of ebcdic you're looking at. ibm
   adapted ebcdic from punched card code in the early 1960s and
   promulgated it as a customer-control tactic see connector
   conspiracy, spurning the already established ascii standard. today,
   ibm claims to be an open-systems company, but ibm's own description of
   the ebcdic variants and how to convert between them is still internally
   classified top-secret, burn-before-reading. hackers blanch at the very
   _name_ of ebcdic and consider it a manifestation of purest evil. see
   also fear and loathing.


see also:
dinosaur punched card connector conspiracy evil fear and loathing 

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

ebcdic
     
        extended binary coded decimal interchange code
     
     
see also:
extended binary coded decimal interchange code 

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