byte (b)
 

* 1.A sequence of adjacent bits (usually 8) considered as a unit. ( 188 ) 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 synonymous with octet

English Related Words* bel (b)

* boron (b)

* byte

* byte address

* byte compiler

* byte per second

* byte stuffing

* byte, octet

* byte-code

* byte-code compiler

* byte-code interpreter

* byte-oriented

* byte-oriented memory

* byte-oriented protocol

* byte-serial transmission