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byte

noun \ˈbīt\

: a unit of computer information that is equal to eight bits

Full Definition of BYTE

: a unit of computer information or data-storage capacity that consists of a group of eight bits and that is used especially to represent an alphanumeric character — compare word 2c

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Origin of BYTE

perhaps alteration of ²bite

First Known Use: 1962

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router

Rhymes with BYTE

bight, bite, blight, bright, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, hight, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wight, wite, wright, write

BYTE Defined for Kids

byte

noun \ˈbīt\

Definition of BYTE for Kids

: a group of eight bits that a computer handles as a unit

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