byte (B1)
noun
Pronunciation: /baɪt/
Definition
A unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits, used to represent a single character, such as a letter or number, or a small amount of data.
Examples
The file size is only a few kilobytes, which is just a few thousand bytes.
Each character you type is represented by a single byte in the computer's memory.
How to Use byte
- byte of data (collocation)
- A specific amount of digital information. — "This small image file contains only a few kilobytes of data, which is a relatively small number of bytes."
- kilobyte (collocation)
- A unit of digital information equal to 1024 bytes. — "The document was so short it was only a few kilobytes in size."
- megabyte (collocation)
- A unit of digital information equal to 1024 kilobytes. — "Most songs today are around 3-5 megabytes when downloaded."
- gigabyte (collocation)
- A unit of digital information equal to 1024 megabytes. — "The movie file was several gigabytes, so it took a while to download."
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