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byte  (bt)

n.

A sequence of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unit by a computer.

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[Alteration and blend of bit and bite.]

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byte [baɪt]

n Computing

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) a group of bits, usually eight, processed as a single unit of data

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) the storage space in a memory or other storage device that is allocated to such a group of bits

3. (Linguistics) a subdivision of a word

[probably a blend of bit⁴ + bite]

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byte  (bt)

A sequence of adjacent bits operated on as a unit by a computer. A byte usually consists of eight bits. Amounts of computer memory are often expressed in terms of megabytes (1,048,576 bytes) or gigabytes (1,073,741,824 bytes).

Usage The word bit is short for binary digit. A bit consists of one of two values, usually 0 or 1. Computers use bits because their system of counting is based on two options: switches on a microchip that are either on or off. Thus, a computer counts to seven in bits as follows: 0, 1, 10 [2], 11 [3], 100 [4], 101 [5], 110 [6], 111 [7]. Notice that the higher the count, the more adjacent bits are needed to represent the number. For example, it requires two adjacent bits to count from 0 to 3, and it takes three adjacent bits to count from 0 to 7. A sequence of bits can represent not just numbers but other kinds of data, such as the letters and symbols on a keyboard. The sequence of 0s and 1s that make up data are usually counted in groups of 8, and these groups of 8 bits are called bytes. The word byte is short for binary digit eight. To transmit one keystroke on a typical keyboard requires one byte of information (or 8 bits). To transmit a three-letter word requires three bytes of information (or 24 bits).

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

byte - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory bit - a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte" nibble, nybble - a small byte word - a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"

Translations

byte [baɪt] N (Comput) → byte m, octeto m

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byte [ˈbaɪt] n → octet m

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byte

n (Comput) → Byte nt

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byte [baɪt] n (Comput) → byte m inv

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byte

n byte [bait]

a unit of memory in a computer equal to eight bits. greep بايْت (كومبيوتر) байт byte byte Byte μπάιτ, μονάδα μέτρησης μνήμης υπολογιστή byte, octeto bait بایت tavu octet בִּיט बाइट, इकाई bajt, memorijska jedinica byte (számítástechnikában) byte byte バイト（８ビットの情報単位） 바이트(컴퓨터에서 정보 전달 단위) baitas baits bait byte bitgruppe, byte байт jednotka pamäte počítača zlog bajt byte ไบต์ (หน่วยเก็บข้อมูลในคอมพิวเตอร์ 1 ไบต์เท่ากับ 8 บิต) bayt, sekizli 位元組 байт کمپیوٹر میں یاد داشت کی سب سے چھوٹی اکائی đơn vị bai của máy vi tính 字节