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- [bahyt]
- /baɪt/
- /baɪt/
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- [bahyt]
- /baɪt/
Definitions of byte word
- countable noun byte In computing, a byte is a unit of storage approximately equivalent to one printed character. 3
- noun byte a group of bits, usually eight, processed as a single unit of data 3
- noun byte the storage space in a memory or other storage device that is allocated to such a group of bits 3
- noun byte a subdivision of a word 3
- noun byte a string of binary digits (bits), usually eight, operated on as a basic unit by a digital computer 3
- noun byte the basic unit of storage capacity in a computer system 3
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Origin of byte
First appearance:
before 1959 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1959; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Byte
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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byte popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
byte usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for byte
noun byte
- data — You can refer to information as data, especially when it is in the form of facts or statistics that you can analyse. In American English, data is usually a plural noun. In technical or formal British English, data is sometimes a plural noun, but at other times, it is an uncount noun.
- unit — a single thing or person.
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