packed decimal

noun

A 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.

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Meanings

nounpacked decimal (countable and uncountable, plural packed decimals)

plural packed decimals

  1. countableuncountablecomputingA 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.
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APA

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