BCD

Noun

Meaning

(astronomy) Initialism of blue compact dwarf.

(computing, electronics) Initialism of binary-coded decimal.

(computing) Initialism of Boot Configuration Data.

(cycling) Initialism of bolt circle diameter (a measurement of the various sizes of chainring).

(military) Initialism of bad-conduct discharge.

(underwater diving) Initialism of buoyancy control device.

Initialism of behind closed doors.

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Adders require extra logic to cause them to wrap and generate a carry early. 15 20 percent more circuitry is needed for BCD add compared to pure binary. Source: Internet

Another button opens a valve to deflate the BCD and decrease the volume of the equipment and causes the diver to lose buoyancy. Source: Internet

Application The BIOS in many personal computers stores the date and time in BCD because the MC6818 real-time clock chip used in the original IBM PC AT motherboard provided the time encoded in BCD. Source: Internet

As a result, this system allows for, a 32-bit packed BCD numbers to range from -50,000,000 to 49,999,999, and -1 is represented as 99999999. Source: Internet

A variable length Packed BCD numeric data type is also implemented, providing machine instructions that perform arithmetic directly on packed decimal data. Source: Internet

BCD extended existing simple four-bit numeric encoding to include alphabetic and special characters, mapping it easily to punch-card encoding which was already in widespread use. Source: Internet

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