– A unit of memory storage that is equal to 8 bits.

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A sequence of eight bits. The Java(TM) programming language provides a corresponding byte type.

One of the smallest units data can be measured in. Usually, a byte consists of eight 'bits'. A byte is generally measured by the amount of data required to save just one character of text.

A fundamental unit of computer storage; the smallest addressable unit in a computer's architecture. Usually holds one character of information and usually means eight bits.

The common unit of computer storage from personal computers to mainframes. A byte holds the equivalent of a single character, such as a letter, a dollar sign, or decimal point.

(pronounced "bite") is the standard unit of digital storage. A byte is composed of 8 bits. (See "Bit" above.) 8 bits = 1 byte (e.g. 10110101) 1 kilobyte (KB) = 1,024 bytes 1 megaby [..]

1956, American English; see bit (n.2). Reputedly coined by Dr. Werner Buchholz at IBM.

the basic measurement unit of digital information. • most other digital information measurements units are multiples of bytes ... symbol B.

Most computers use combinations of eight bits, called bytes, to represent one character of data or instructions. For example, the word cat has three characters, and it would be represented by three bytes.

A group of adjacent binary digits that a computer processes as a unit to form a character such as the letter "C". A byte consists of eight bits.

A unit of storage measurement - a byte is made up of 8 bits. All information is stored as bits and bytes, which determine the size of the document, picture, video clip etc that you may wish to downloa [..]

A unit of measurement of information storage equaling eight bits.

A sequence of eight bits. Java provides a corresponding byte type.

  8 bits of information.

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A Byte generally consists of eight bits.

A unit of space. It is also used to represent a series of seven or eight ASCII code digits representing a character.

A group of 8 bits.

a piece of computer information made up of eight bits.

 A set of bits that represent a single

8 bits of data. Capital B is used in abbreviations to distinguish it from bits. For example, KBps (thousand bytes per second) is 8 times as great as Kbps (thousand bits per second).

A sequence of adjacent bits (usually 8) considered as a unit. A bit is a binary unit - a "1" or a "0". In a simple file format such as plain text, one byte traditionally represents [..]

Basic data unit, comprising groups of 8 data bits that are processed together.

A group of adjacent binary digits, usually 8, on which a computer operates as a unit; often used to represent a single character. (See bit. )

A sequence of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unit.

A combination of eight bits. Various levels of bytes (kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte) designate storage, where bits designate transport speeds (hence, bitrate).

Definition A Byte is a unit of storage capable of holding a single character. A byte is made up of 8 bits. Byte - Abbreviation for "binary term". Large amounts of memory are indicated in ter [..]

Set of bits that make up a single character; there are usually 8 bits to a byte.

A sequence of contiguous bits (usually 8) considered as a unit. Note: In pre-1970 literature, "byte" referred to a variable-length bit string. Since that time, the usage has changed so that now it almost always refers to an 8-bit string. This usage predominates in computer and data transmission literature; when so used, the term is synony [..]

a sequence of bits that a computer processes in individual units (e.g. eight bits could be processed as one byte).

A group of eight bits, the most common unit computers use for internally representing individual characters, digits, or other data.

/bit/ [techspeak] n. A unit of memory or data equal to the amount used to represent one character; on modern architectures this is usually 8 bits, but may be 9 on 36-bit machines. Some older architect [..]

A byte was a unit of computer storage.

WebGuest Dictionary A set of 8 bits that represent a number from 0 to 255.

Eight bits is equal to 1 byte.

of data is a very small amount of information, just one letter or one digit of a number. So we usually talk about thousands of bytes (kilobytes, KB), millions (megabytes or MB), billions (gigabytes or [..]

series of eight bits that represents a character, instruction, letter, or number to the computer as a unit of measure for computer memory.

In most computer systems a byte = 8 bits. Bytes (B) are measured in base 2 (binary) and usually denote storage or data capacity. Bits (b) usually represent data speed (see bps) measured in base 10 (de [..]

Abbreviation for binary term, a unit of storage capable of holding a single character. On almost all modern computers, a byte is equal to 8 bits. Large amounts of memory are indicated in terms of kilo [..]

A unit of information that corresponds to a character. A byte is comprised of eight bits.

The common unit of computer storage used in digital computers of all types and sizes, composed of eight binary digits called bits. Hardware specifications for computers (microcomputers to mainframes) [..]

A data element of length 8 bits.

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Unit of information that is compromised of 8 digits (see bit above)

The amount of memory needed to store one character such as a letter or a number. Equal to 8 bits of digital information. The standard measurement unit of a file size.

A set of bits that represent a single character. There are usually 8 bits in a byte. See Also: Bit, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte

A measurement of computer memory or disc capacity. A byte comprises 8 bits. See entry on Measurement Units. See Bit, Gigabyte, Kilobyte, Megabyte,

An ensemble of eight bits of memory in a computer. Calibration

A byte is 8 bits and is the smallest unit of information commonly referred to in computing.

Typically a group of eight binary digits.

In computers, a unit of digital information, equivalent to one character or 8 to 32 bits.

A byte consists of 8-bits or 10-bits.

A data unit of eight bits.

 One of the basic units for measuring digital information, especially relevant to understanding storage capacity on computer disks. 8 bits comprise a byte. Roughly 1000 bytes equals one kilobyte. 1000 [..]

Eight bits. A byte is simply a chunk of 8 ones and zeros. For example: 01000001 is a byte. A computer often works with groups of bits rather than individual bits and the smallest group of bits that a [..]

A combination of 8 bits.

8 bits of data.

Eight bits. See Bit.

The smallest unit of information that a computer system stores in its memory. A byte consists of eight bits and represents an amount of information roughly equivalent to a single printed or typewritte [..]

Equivalent to 8 bits or one character of data, a megabyte is approximately 1 million bytes (or equivalent to 1 million characters of information).

Eight bits . A byte is simply a chunk of 8 ones and zeros. For example: 01000001 is a byte. A computer often works with chunks of bits rather than individual bits and the smallest chunk of bits that a [..]

A byte is a series of bits of a particular length, usually 8. Computer storage space is measured in bytes. A Kilobyte (or 1 K) represents 1024 bytes and a Megabyte (1 Mb) represents one thousand " [..]

A unit of measure of computer memory. A byte generally represents one character, such as “A,” and is made up of eight bits. (See also “Bit”)

The base unit for file storage. Comprised of 8 bits (just to confuse you - if you don't like powers of 2, stay away from computer science). A 1MB (megabyte) file is made of 8 million bits. Bytes [..]

(1) Representation of a character. (2) Group of eight bits. Typically, a 16-bit "word" is itself divided into two bytes for handling. (3) Unit of measurement used to rate storage capacity of disks; usually the smallest addressable unit of information in a data store or memory. One thousand bytes is a kilobyte; one million bytes is a megab [..]

Eight bits. Bytes are usually counted in kilobytes (1024 bytes), megabytes, and gigabytes. See also: Bit.

A group of eight bits.

Basic unit for storing data in a computer; a byte is made up of eight separate bits and can store numbers between 0 and 1024.To put it in a more understandable way, a byte is normally used to store a character or digit.

A set of Bits that represent a single character. Usually there are 8 Bits in a Byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made.

A byte is a series of eight bits, each one a O (meaning "off") or 1 (meaning on). A byte is the unit of memory required to store one ASCII character.

A byte is eight bits. (see 'bit' above)

A chunk of data made up of 8 bits.

A series of bits of a particular length -- usually 8. Computer storage space is measured in bytes. A Kilobyte (or 1K) represents 1024 bytes and a Megabyte (or 1Mb) represents one thousand "K" [..]

an 8-bit signed quantity. Most bugs involving byte are caused by forgetting that bytes sign extend as soon as you do any calculation with them. Bytes are considered to have values -128 to 127 not 0 to [..]

A set of Bits that represent a single character. Usually there are 8 Bits in a Byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made.

A set of Bits that represent a single character. Usually there are 8 Bits in a Byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made. See Also: Bit

eight bits (also see bit

Mostly consisting of 8 bits, a byte is a unit of digital information.

8 bits make a byte. Traditionally, a byte is the amount of space a computer requires to represent a single letter, numeral or punctuation point. The size of documents and other files are measured in t [..]

A byte is a grouping of bits. It is typically eight bits, but there are those who use non-standard byte sizes. Bytes are usually measured in large groups, and the term "kilobyte" (of [..]

A set of Bits that represent a single character. Usually there are 8 bits in a byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made.

A set of Bits that represent a single character. Usually there are 8 Bits in a Byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made.

This is a unit of measurement of digital information. One byte is equal to 8 bits

The basic unit for transferring/storing data in a computer. A byte is made up of 8 bits (binary digits) representing a total decimal value of 0-255, and is normally used to store one readable text cha [..]

A storage measurement that contains 8 bits and can store one text character.

Abbreviation for binary term, a unit of storage capable of holding a single character . On almost all modern computers , a byte is equal to 8 bits

Usually, 8 binary digits or bits.

a set of bits that represents a single character. Usually there are eight bits in a byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made. See also: bit, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte

The number of bits used to represent a character.  

Bytes are a basic measurement of computer memory. A byte is made up of eight bits

A set of 8 bits. Back to Top

(n) a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information

A byte is a set of bits that are stored and operated upon as a unit. A byte may have a coded value equal to a character in the ASCII code (letters, numbers) or have some other value meaningful to the [..]

A collection of bits to form a binary number. The size of bytes varies from system to system. On the original home computers, bytes were composed of 8 bits. Now many computers operate with bytes that are 32 bits long.

A basic unit of measurement for pieces of information; the space required to store one character. See also Bit, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte.

A basic unit of measurement for pieces of information; the space required to store one character. See also Bit, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte.

A single computer character, generally eight bits. For example, the letter ‘G’ in binary code is 01000111.

Code - Byte-code is a binary file containing an executable program, formed by a sequence of op code/data pairs. Byte-code is a sort of intermediate code that is more abstract than machine code. It is [..]

A group of 8 binary on/off bits. Bytes often have an extra bit known as a "parity bit" that is used for error checking. This type of byte actually has 9 bits instead of 8, but normally a byt [..]

    A group of eight binary bits, commonly used to represent digital data.

The number of bits used to represent a character. For personal computers a byte is usually 8 bits.

A computer-readable group of bits (normally 8 bits in length).

Abbreviated with capital "B". A unit of data that is eight bits long and is used by most computers to represent a character such as a letter, number or symbol.

A sequence of adjacent bits (usually eight) considered as a unit. A bit is a binary unit - a "1" or a "0." In a simple file format, such as plain text, one byte traditionally represents a single character, such as a letter or number.

A sequence of adjacent bits operated on as a unit by a computer; the amount of computer memory needed to store one character of a specified size, usually 8 bits for a microcomputer and 16 bits for a larger computer.

A unit of measure for digital memory storage. One byte represents a group of eight bits (binary digits).

A collection of 8-bits of memory in a computer. I.e. 8 bits is a Byte, 1000 bytes is a Kilobyte (KB) or 8000 bytes, 1000Kb is a Megabyte (MB) or 8,000,000 bytes and so on.

A string of 8 bits. Typically, one byte equals one character of text but in some cases (especially with non-Latin alphabets), two or more bytes are used. Because of this, an SMS written in Cyrillic or [..]

Eight bits dealt with together.

 

A unit of eight bits is known as a Byte.

The standard measurement of a digital file size. One byte is eight binary digits (bits), allowing 255 possible combinations of 1s and Os. A kilobyte (KB - not to be confused with kb [kilobit]) is 1024 [..]

A bundle of data containing eight bits. This is the common size unit for computer data. Back to top

Binary unit composed of 8 bits. In computing, 1 kilobyte (1 kb) equals 1,024 bytes. 1 Megabyte (1 mb) equals 1,048,576 bytes and 1 Gigabyte (1 gb) equals 1,073,741,824 bytes.

A unit of measurement of information storage equaling eight bits.

A byte is a string of bits processed as a unit by a digital computer. A byte is equal to eight bits (256 possibilities) and is large enough to hold one character (like an “A”) or an unsigned integer from 0 to 255.

A byte consists of 8-bits or 10-bits.

A collection of eight bits.

A collection of 8-bits of memory in a computer.

A byte is a storage unit capable of representing a single character, such as a letter, number or symbol. Technically speaking, a byte is a sequence of binary bits in a serialized data stream in data t [..]

A piece of data worth eight bits in most places.

Basic data unit, comprising groups of 8 data bits that are processed together.

Usually 8 Bits and abbreviated as 'B'. A byte can have 28 = 256 unique states. A kilobyte (KB) is 1,000 bytes (strictly 210 = 1,024 bytes), a megabyte (MB) is 1,000,000 bytes (strictly 220 = 1,048,576 bytes), and a gigabyte (GB) is 1,000,000,000 (one thousand million) bytes (strictly 230 = 1,073,741,824 bytes).

A sequence of adjacent bits (usually 8) considered as a unit. A bit is a binary unit - a "1" or a "0". In a simple file format such as plain text, one byte traditionally represents a single character, such as a letter or number.

A unit of data containing 8 bits. A byte can store one text character.

A piece of data worth eight bits

is the unit in which data capacities are stated, whether in RAM

n. A unit of storage suitable for holding one character. Compare octet. See question 8.10. See ANSI Sec. 1.6 or ISO Sec. 3.4.

A group of bits forming a piece of data. Usually a subset of a word consisting of eight bits. See also: Bit, Block, Character, Word

In general computing, this refers to eight bits of data. In Java it is also the name of one of the primitive data types, who size is eight bits.

a unit of memory that can hold a character of the C++ representation character set. The smallest unit of memory that can be directly addressed in C++. Usually, a byte is 8 bits. TC++PL 4.6.

a unit of the binary code that consists of eight bits. One byte is required to code an alphabetic or numeric character, using an eight-bit character set code

A grouping of 8 binary bits is called a byte.

The group of bits that represents a character to a computer, normally 8 bits.

eight bits of binary code.

A byte consists of eight bits. The byte is a collection of bits used by computers to represent a character (i.e., "a," "1" or "&"). A "megabyte" is roughly one million bytes (1,048,576 actual bytes) and a "gigabyte" is roughly one billion bytes (1,073,741,824 actual bytes).

(B) A unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, the byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the smallest addressable unit of memory in many computer architectures.

A basic unit of measurement of information storage in computer science. In many computer architectures it is a unit of memory addressing. There is no standard but a byte most often consists of eight bits.

Eight consecutive bits of digital data.

One byte is equal to eight bits. A byte is used to represent information such as alphanumeric characters. For instance, a unique sequence of eight bits would be used to represent the character "A".

Eight related bits of data or an eight-bit binary number. Also denotes the amount of memory required to store one byte of data. Further Reading

[B] A sequence of adjacent bits (usually 8) considered as a unit [character]. Ten bit bytes are also common, as in 8B/10B.

A group of 8 bits.

Eight related bits of data or an eight-bit binary number. Also denotes the amount of memory required to store one byte of data. Further Reading

(computing) A byte, small binary data unit

the standard size of data in a computer; 8-bits

The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits, representing a binary number. Historically, the byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of te [..]

The Byte is a small one-design sailing dinghy sailed by one person. It was designed by Canadian Ian Bruce, who also commissioned and marketed the Laser.

A byte is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that most commonly consists of eight bits. Byte may also refer to: Byte (magazine), a computer industry magazine Byte (son [..]

Byte [Computer Superstores Ltd] was a retail venture of Specialist Computer Holdings Ltd in the United Kingdom which from 1993 sold primarily computer hardware, software and accessories in large store [..]

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