Byte

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  • noun. A unit of data equal to eight bits. Computer memory is often expressed in megabytes or gigabytes.
  • noun. A set of bits constituting the smallest unit of addressable memory in a given computer, typically eight bits.
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  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits
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  • noun. a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
  • Word Usage
    "The bite out of its side was a play on the word "byte" and kept it from being confused with a tomato."
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