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The definition of a byte is the central memory unit on a computer that is usually made up of a string of at least eight binary digits.
(noun)An example of a byte is combination of bits used in computer coding to represent a letter in an alphabet.
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See byte in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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noun
- a string of binary digits (bits), usually eight, operated on as a basic unit by a digital computer
- the basic unit of storage capacity in a computer system
Origin: arbitrary formation
See byte in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A sequence of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unit by a computer.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration and blend of bit3
Origin: and bite
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