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EBCDIC(Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code) Pronounced "eb-suh-dick." The binary code for text as well as communications and printer control from IBM. This data code originated with the System/360 and is still used in IBM mainframes and most IBM midrange computers. It is an 8-bit code (256 combinations) that stores one alphanumeric character or two decimal digits in a byte. EBCDIC [′eb·sə‚dik] (computer science)
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| The controller uses data-movers to copy data via a bus or channel to another control unit and creates a second copy of the data converted to the proper data format (ECKD, FBA, EBCDIC, ASCII, etc. Numbers in the EBCDIC format are often stored in a condensed fashion, referred to as packed. Report Management converts ASCII or EBCDIC print data streams (sometimes referred to as COLD/ERM reports) into an indexed electronic report format and stores these reports within the document and content management system. |
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