Signed overpunch is a data representation method used primarily in older computing systems for storing numerical data, especially in the context of mainframe computers and COBOL programming. This method allows for efficient use of storage space when representing signed decimal numbers, typically in fixed-length formats. In signed overpunch, a decimal digit is stored in a character, where the last character of the string indicates the sign of the number (positive or negative).
Articles by others on the same topic
There are currently no matching articles.