For BYTE we have terms and definitions in 36 topics. The topics are Audio Technology, Cad, Cellular Networking, Computer Hardware, Computer Technology, Computing and Social Science, DTV, DVD, DVD and CD, Data Recovery, Digital Imaging, Direct Marketing, Distance Learning, E-Learning, Electronic Cinematography, Hard Drive Recovery, Health Informatics, Import Cars, Internet, Java, Linux, Red Hat, Magnetic Tapes, Microprocessor, Music Technology, Networking, Photography, Professional Photography, RAID Drive Recovery, SEO Acronyms, Scanner, Shoes, Storage Media, Technology, Telecommunications, Television and Unicode.

BYTE (Audio Technology)

Originally defined as unit of information processed as one by a digital unit and is often used as such in audio devices, however in modern usage especially when it comes to computers it is almost always used to represent 8 bits regardless of the number of bits processed and hence post 1980 units of bits processed at once have usually been referred to as words.

BYTE (Cad)

A sequence of eight adjacent binary digits(BITS)

BYTE (Cellular Networking)

An 8 bit unit of data storage. See octet

BYTE (Computer Hardware)

A unit of data made up of eight contiguous bits. A byte is usually the smallest addressable unit of memory. This is considered to be the basic storage for ‘characters' on a PC. Bytes are used to represent storage size, including memory. Larger groups of bytes are notated as follows:

* Kilobyte (KB) 1 KB = 1,024 bytes
* Megabyte (MB) 1 MB = 1,024 KB = 1,048,576 bytes
* Gigabyte (GB) 1 GB = 1,024 MB = 1,073,741,824 bytes

BYTE (Computer Technology)

Group (octet) of 8 bits. Such a group as a whole can have a total value between 0 and 255 (so 256 different values).

BYTE (Computing and Social Science)

Eight bits . A byte is simply a chunk of 8 ones and zeros. For example: 01000001 is a byte. A computer often works with chunks of bits rather than individual bits and the smallest chunk of bits that a computer usually works with is a byte. A byte is equal to one column in a file written in character format . Most data files distributed by ICPSR are in character format.

BYTE (DTV)

A group of data bits that are processed together. Typically, a byte consists of 8 bits. There are kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, Terabytes, etc.
1 Byte = 8 bits
1 kilobyte = about 1,000 bytes
1 Megabyte = about 1,000,000 bytes
1 Gigabyte = 1,000,000,000 bytes
1 Terabyte = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes

BYTE (DVD)

A unit of data or data storage space consisting of eight bits, commonly representing a single character. Digital data storage is usually measured in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, and so on.

BYTE (DVD and CD)

A unit of data or data storage space consisting of eight bits, commonly representing a single character. Digital data storage is usually measured in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, and so on.

BYTE (Data Recovery)

A sequence of adjacent binary digits that the computer considers a unit. A byte consists of 8 bits.

BYTE (Digital Imaging)

A standard unit of measure - 8bits = 1 byte. Each 8-bit byte represents a character.

BYTE (Direct Marketing)

Sequence of adjacent binary digits operated upon as a unit and usually shorter than a computer word. A character is usually considered a byte. A single byte can contain either two numeric characters or one alphabetic or special character.

BYTE (Distance Learning)

A unit of data comprised of 8 binary units or bits represents one character. Useful to know for the size of documents your e-mail provider will allow you to receive.

BYTE (E-Learning)

A combination of 8 bits.

BYTE (Electronic Cinematography)

A byte is composed of 8 bits.

BYTE (Hard Drive Recovery)

A sequence of eight binary digits or bits regarded to be a unit or binary word. The storage capacity of a disk drive is commonly measured in megabytes, which is the total number of storable bits divided by eight million.

BYTE (Health Informatics)

Eigh bits Byte ar usuall counte i kilobyte (102 bytes) megabytes an gigabytes Se also Bit.

BYTE (Import Cars)

A group of eight, sixteen, thurty two or sixty four bits processed as a unit

BYTE (Internet)

A set of Bits that represent a single character. Usually there are 8 Bits in a Byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made.
See also: Bit

BYTE (Java)

A sequence of eight bits. Java provides a corresponding byte type.

BYTE (Linux, Red Hat)

The amount of memory space used to store one character; generally 8 bits.

BYTE (Magnetic Tapes)

Consists of eight bits and represents one character of information.

BYTE (Microprocessor)

A group of 8 bits.

BYTE (Music Technology)

A grouping of eight continuous bits, which are collectively known as a byte.

BYTE (Networking)

A set of bits that represents a single character. There are eight bits in a byte.

BYTE (Photography)

A unit of measure equal to 8 bits of digital information. The standard measurement unit of a file size. See also Kilobytes, Megabyte and Gigabyte. 1000 Bytes of computer information = 1 Kilobyte Kilobytes represents a million characters of information. 1,000,000 Bytes of computer information = 1 megabyte Megabytes represents a million characters of information. Actually one megabyte = 1,048,576 bytes. 100,000,000 Bytes of computer information = 1 Gigabyte Gigabytes represents a 100 million characters of information.

BYTE (Professional Photography)

Short for binary term; a collection of computer bits; on many modern computers, a byte is equal to eight bits.

BYTE (RAID Drive Recovery)

A sequence of eight binary digits or bits regarded to be a unit or binary word. The storage capacity of a disk drive is commonly measured in megabytes, which is the total number of storable bits divided by eight million.

BYTE (SEO Acronyms)

1 Byte = A Single Character or Space

BYTE (Scanner)

A unit of measure equal to eight bits of digital information. The standard unit measure of file size. See also megabyte, kilobyte, and gigabyte.

BYTE (Shoes)

A sequence of bits, which might for example be eight, proceed by a computer or held in a computer memory as a unit. It is the unit which designates the memory size. A 24k computer, for example, would have a memory of approximately 24,000 bytes.

BYTE (Storage Media)

The basic unit of computer memory, large enough to hold one character of alphanumeric data. Comprised of eight bits. See also Bit.

BYTE (Technology)

Abbreviated B. Short for binary term. A unit of data, today almost always consisting of 8 bits. A byte can represent a single character, such as a letter, a digit, or a punctuation mark. Because a byte represents only a small amount of information, amounts of computer memory and storage are usually given in kilobytes (1,024 bytes), megabytes (1,048,576 bytes), or gigabytes (1,073,741,824 bytes). See also bit, gigabyte, kilobyte, megabyte. Compare octet, word.

BYTE (Telecommunications)

A group of 8 bits. It usually represents one character.

BYTE (Television)

A grouping of five to ten, usually eight, bits used to represent a textual character or a single numeric quantity.

BYTE (Unicode)

(1) The minimal unit of addressable storage for a particular computer architecture. (2) An octet. Note that many early computer architectures used bytes larger than 8 bits in size, but the industry has now standardized almost uniformly on 8-bit bytes. The Unicode Standard follows the current industry practice in equating the term byte with octet and using the more familiar term byte in all contexts. (See octet.)

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