byte
noun/baɪt/
/baɪt/
- a unit of information stored in a computer, equal to 8 bits. A computer’s memory is measured in bytes.Topics Computersc1Word Origin1960s: an arbitrary formation based on bit (in its computing sense) and bite.
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