EBCDIC

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.

External resources:

• http://www.diffuse.org/chars.html#EBCDIC