EBCDIC

[ eb-see-dik ]
/ ˈɛb siˌdɪk /

noun Computers.

a code consisting of 256 8-bit characters and used for data representation and transfer.

Origin of EBCDIC

1965–70; e(xtended) b(inary-)c(oded) d(ecimal) i(nterchange) c(ode)

British Dictionary definitions for ebcdic

EBCDIC
/ (ˈɛbsɪˌdɪk) /

n acronym for

extended binary-coded decimal-interchange code: a computer code for representing alphanumeric characters