byte

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.
2. A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values.

Concepten

byte

B

5, 7, 8, 9 of 12 bits

Synoniemen

octet

syllable

bite

block

burst

message block

Vertalingen

Byte

octet

byte

byte

byte

byte

بايت

byte

byte

baite

bayt

δυφιοσυλλαβή

δυφιοοκτάδα

μπάιτ

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/baɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

An alteration of the word bite so it would not be accidentally misspelled as bit. Coined by Werner Buchholz in 1956, during the early design phase for the IBM 7030 Stretch computer.