byte
noun
adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit.
bytes
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pluralof byte.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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What is DNA if not bits and bytes of human beings?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
“You would be shocked what he knows about bits and bytes and all the productivity potentially enhancing things of AI in detail,” Druckenmiller said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
When it ran out of powdered carbon, this chip, which only had 60 bytes of memory, would flip from a program that said I am full to a program that said I’m empty.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2025
The whole house of digital bits and bytes will come crashing down.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025
I wrote the bytes in the sand as they came in, took a picture, then transcribed them in the Hab.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
