EBCDIC
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EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code) is an 8-bit character encoding system developed by IBM, primarily used on mainframe and midrange computer systems.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBM character encoding
ⓘ
character encoding ⓘ |
| affects | text sorting behavior on IBM mainframes ⓘ |
| bitWidth | 8 ⓘ |
| category | legacy encoding ⓘ |
| codeUnitSize | 8 bits ⓘ |
| comparedTo | ASCII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionTarget |
ASCII
ⓘ
UTF-8 ⓘ Unicode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
data processing
ⓘ
punch card compatibility ⓘ |
| developedBy | IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | IBM ⓘ |
| encodingType | single-byte character encoding ⓘ |
| fullName | Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasControlCharacterRange | 0x00–0x3F (variant-dependent) ⓘ |
| hasMultipleVariants | true ⓘ |
| hasPrintableCharacterRange | 0x40–0xFF (variant-dependent) ⓘ |
| incompatibleWith | ASCII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedHardwarePlatform |
IBM mainframe computers
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ⓘ
IBM midrange systems ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| introducedWith | IBM System/360 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsage |
IBM i operating system
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IBM mainframe operating systems ⓘ legacy enterprise applications ⓘ |
| requires | conversion to ASCII or Unicode for many modern systems ⓘ |
| stillInUse | true ⓘ |
| supports |
control characters
ⓘ
digits ⓘ lowercase Latin letters ⓘ punctuation characters ⓘ uppercase Latin letters ⓘ |
| usedInIndustry |
banking
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insurance ⓘ large-scale transaction processing ⓘ |
| usedOn |
IBM AS/400
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IBM System/360 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM System/370 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM i NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM z/Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | non-contiguous alphabetic ranges ⓘ |
| usesCodePages | IBM code pages ⓘ |
| variant |
EBCDIC Code Page 037
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EBCDIC Code Page 1047 NERFINISHED ⓘ EBCDIC Code Page 1140 NERFINISHED ⓘ EBCDIC Code Page 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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