Packed decimal

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

binary-coded decimal double precision least significant bit parity bit high bit most significant bit bitfield halfword least significant byte bit depth binary code bitstring

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