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Byte

The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, the byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the smallest addressable unit of memory in many computer architectures.

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Symbol
B, o (when 8 bits)
Unit of
Digital information, data size
Unit system
Unit derived from bit

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Byte

Nodes149
Edges148
Triples174
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013423
Components1

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Byte

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related to history · 37
Byte → Allan, AN/FSQ-31, Another, Contemporary, DD, DEC RX01, Dick Beeler, Dooley, IBM, IBM Stretch, It, JOVIAL, Jules Schwartz, June, KB, Kbyte, KiB, Later, Libraries, Likewise
related to Units based on powers of 2 (IEC Prefixes) · 30
Byte → AT, BIPM, CPU, For, GB, IEC, It, JEDEC, KB, KDE, KiB, Leopard, Mac OS, MB, Microsoft Windows, NIST, Notable, Only, Orange, QiB
related to Units based on powers of 10 (SI Prefixes) · 27
Byte → Android, BIPM, Blu-rays, CDs, ChromeOS, CPU, Debian, Definition, DVDs, Gnome, HarmonyOS, IEC, International Bureau, International Electrotechnical Commission, ISP, It, Measures, Operating, SI, SSDs
related to Further reading · 14
Byte → Archived, Ashley Taylor, August, Bits, Bytes, DEC, Digital Equipment Corporation, PDF, PDP-10 Instruction Set, PDP-10 System Reference Manual, Programming, Retrieved, Stanford, Vol
related to Multiple-byte units · 13
Byte → For, Gi, Historical, Historically, International System, Ki, Mi, SI, Systems, The, Unit, Units, While
related to Lawsuits over definition · 11
Byte → California, Congress, Earlier, GB, Lawsuits, Northern District, Seagate, Specifically, The California Legislature, United States District Court, Western Digital
related to Unit symbol · 11
Byte → Alexander Graham Bell, However, IEC, IEEE, In, International System, ISQ, It, Metric Interchange Format, Quantities, The
related to Common uses · 10
Byte → Go, Java, JavaScript, Many, NET, Python, Ruby, Rust, Swift, VB
related to Modern standard definitions · 5
Byte → International System, IUPAC, January, Quantities, The IEC
related to Parochial units · 3
Byte → There, These, Various

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Important terminology

bits used bytes iec unit standard system eight data bit prefixes octet binary units also common size symbol term international

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ByteSymbolB, o (when 8 bits)1.00infobox
ByteUnit ofDigital information, data size1.00infobox
ByteUnit systemUnit derived from bit1.00infobox
Byteis aunit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits0.90text
the Internet Protocolinstance ofnetwork protocol documents0.80text
the Intel 8080instance ofMicroprocessors0.80text
the direct predecessor of the 8086instance ofMicroprocessors0.80text
could also perform a small number of operations on the four-bit pairs in a byteinstance ofMicroprocessors0.80text
such as the decimal-add-adjustinstance ofMicroprocessors0.80text
Frenchinstance ofsuch as transmission rates.The lowercase letter o for octet is defined as the symbol for octet in IEC 80000-13 and is commonly used in languages0.80text
and is also combined with metric prefixes for multiplesinstance ofsuch as transmission rates.The lowercase letter o for octet is defined as the symbol for octet in IEC 80000-13 and is commonly used in languages0.80text
for example koinstance ofsuch as transmission rates.The lowercase letter o for octet is defined as the symbol for octet in IEC 80000-13 and is commonly used in languages0.80text

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