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EBCDIC stands for

  1. Embedded Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

  2. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

  3. Embedded Binary Coded Decimal Integration Code

  4. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Integration Code

  5. None of the above
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Explanation

EBCDIC is an 8-bit character encoding scheme developed by IBM for mainframe computers. It stands for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code, which extends the earlier 6-bit BCDIC format to represent 256 different characters (as opposed to BCDIC's 64 characters).

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