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byte definition

☆ byte (bīt)

noun

  1. a string of binary digits (bits), usually eight, operated on as a basic unit by a digital computer
  2. the basic unit of storage capacity in a computer system

Etymology: arbitrary formation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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