packed decimal

noun

Definitions

  1. A storage mode that places two decimal digits into one byte, each digit occupying four…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for packed decimal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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