byte
adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit.
the combination of bits used to represent a particular letter, number, or special character.
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How to use byte in a sentence
The information retained in server log files typically include client IP address, request date and time, the page URL requested, the HTTP response code, the volume of bytes served as well as the user agent and the referrer.
In science, data are a body of facts, but in the digital world they are bits and bytes of information.
With a slew of buttons, motors, cables, nuts, screws and a few more bits and bytes, your future engineers can explore the world of robot arm control.
For each of the recommendations you are making, you will also be able to see the “Savings” that could be made by fixing that particular issue, either in bytes or milliseconds.
Images account for more bytes than any other part of a website, and this is especially true for ecommerce sites, as they tend to have hundreds if not thousands of products and therefore product images.
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British Dictionary definitions for byte
/ (baɪt) /
a group of bits, usually eight, processed as a single unit of data
the storage space in a memory or other storage device that is allocated to such a group of bits
a subdivision of a word
Origin of byte
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Scientific definitions for byte
[ bīt ]
A sequence of adjacent bits operated on as a unit by a computer. A byte usually consists of eight bits. Amounts of computer memory are often expressed in terms of megabytes (1,048,576 bytes) or gigabytes (1,073,741,824 bytes).
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Cultural definitions for byte
[ (beyet) ]
In computer technology, a unit of information made up of bits (often eight bits). The memory capacity of a typical personal computer runs from millions to billions of bytes.
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