- a group of bits, usually eight, processed as a single unit of data
- the storage space in a memory or other storage device that is allocated to such a group of bits
- a subdivision of a word
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
byte /baɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Computinga group of bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit:The file started was as big as 23,000 bytes.
byte
(bīt),USA pronunciation n. [Computers.]
- Computingadjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit.
- Computingthe combination of bits used to represent a particular letter, number, or special character.
- origin, originally uncertain 1959
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byte /baɪt/ n
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