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packed decimal

A storage mode that places two decimal digits into one byte, each digit occupying four bits. The sign occupies four bits in the least significant byte.

packed decimal [′pakt ′des·məl]

(computer science)

A means of representing two digits per character, to reduce space and increase transmission speed.

packed decimal - binary coded decimal

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