byte

noun

ˈbīt

: a unit of computer information or data-storage capacity that consists of a group of eight bits and that is used especially to represent an alphanumeric character compare word entry 1 sense 10

Examples of byte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 8-bit byte enabled a computer to run software that produced both upper- and lower-case characters. —

IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2022 If a cloud provider of a decoupled videoconferencing service is breached, all that’s visible is the flow of encrypted bytes to and from other nameless cloud servers. —

Barath Raghavan, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2023 The platform formerly known as Twitter still takes a surprisingly long time to load a few bytes of data — at least, if that data leads to a platform that Elon Musk might consider a competitor. —

Simon Hurtz, The Verge, 15 Sep. 2023 Bits, bytes and frames Modern digital TV uses different information streams. —

Jay Weitzen, The Conversation, 5 Dec. 2022 Simply put, assembly programming moves your data byte by byte through hardware registers and memory. —

Andrew Hudson, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2022 Guarding Your Data: A Commitment, Not an Option In the digital age, every byte of data transmitted raises eyebrows and concerns. —

Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023 Only a short jump from vore is the transhumanist fantasy of having your brain uploaded into the cloud, outrunning death by being absorbed into another system and transformed into bits and bytes. —

Kelly Pendergrast, WIRED, 14 July 2023 More:Top Indiana angler's secret weapon takes a byte out of the mystery of catching big 'uns The Indiana Department of Natural Resources award program, started in 1963, is a way to get Hoosiers excited about fishing in the state. —

The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023 See More

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