Abbreviation for "Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code", a
character encoding used on
IBM mainframes and AS400
?s. It is descended from [punched cards]
?. Today outside IBM everyone uses ASCII (and its descendants) instead; EBCDIC is considered a bit of a dinosaur.
EBCDIC exists in a number of different versions, customised for different countries.
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