Byte unit

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• byte — [baɪt] also bite noun [countable] COMPUTING a unit of computer information that can hold one number or letter. A byte is made up of eight bit S (= the smallest units of storage on a computer). The amount of processing space on a computer is… …   Financial and business terms

• Byte addressing — refers to hardware architectures which support accessing individual bytes of data rather than only larger units called words.The basic unit of digital storage is called a bit. In most common computer architectures, 8 bits are grouped together to… …   Wikipedia

• byte — [baıt] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Invented word based on BIT25 and bite] a unit for measuring computer information, equal to eight ↑bits (=the smallest unit on which information is stored on a computer) ▪ Each character requires one byte of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• byte — [n] unit of computer memory data, eight bits, unit; concept 274 …   New thesaurus

• byte — ☆ byte [bīt ] n. [arbitrary formation] 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 …   English World dictionary

• byte — [ baıt ] noun count COMPUTING a basic unit for storing computer information, used for measuring the size of a document. A byte is usually made up of eight bits …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• byte — ► NOUN Computing ▪ a group of binary digits (usually eight) operated on as a unit. ORIGIN based on BIT(Cf. ↑bit) and BITE(Cf. ↑biter) …   English terms dictionary

• Byte — A byte (pronounced bite , IPAEng|baɪt) is the basic unit of measurement of information storage in computer science. In many computer architectures it is a unit of memory addressing, most often consisting of eight bits. A byte is one of the basic… …   Wikipedia

• byte — /buyt/, n. Computers. 1. adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit. 2. the combination of bits used to represent a particular letter, number, or special character. [1959; orig. uncert.] * * * ▪ computer science       the… …   Universalium

• byte — (B)    a unit of information used in computer engineering. Technically the byteis a unit of addressable memory, and its size can vary depending on themachine or the computing language. However, in most contexts the byte isequal to 8 bits (or 1… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• byte — A unit of information in a computer, consisting of a group of binary digits, that represents a number or character. Most small computers use a byte with 8 binary digits; larger computers use a byte with 16 digits. Byte and character are often… …   Big dictionary of business and management