byte

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /baɪt/

Noun

byte (plural bytes)

1. (computing) A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.
2. (computing, most commonly) A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values.

   Synonyms: B, octet

   The word “hello” fits into five bytes of ASCII code.

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Translations

• French: octet
• German: Byte
• Italian: byte
• Portuguese: byte, baite
• Russian: байт
• Spanish: byte

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