Definition of Byte

1. Noun. A sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information.

Generic synonyms: Computer Memory Unit
Terms within: Bit, Nibble, Nybble
Group relationships: Word

Definition of Byte

1. Noun. (computing) A sequence of adjacent bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word; nearly always eight bits, which can represent an integer from 0 to 255 or a single character of text. ¹

2. Noun. (computing) A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Byte

1. a group of adjacent binary digits [n -S]

Medical Definition of Byte

1. A group of adjacent bits, commonly 4, 6 or 8, operating as a unit for the storage and manipulation of data in a computer. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Byte

byssinotic
byssoid
byssolite
byssus
byssuses
bystander
bystander effect
bystander help
bystanders
bystreet
bystreets
bystrite
bytale
bytalk
bytalks
byte (current term)
bytecode
bytecodes
bytes
bytewise
bytown
bytownite
bytownites
bytowns
bywalk
bywalks
byway
byways
bywoner
bywoners

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