byte

Related topics: Computers

byte /baɪt/ noun [countableC] → bite, bight

TDa unit for measuring computer information, equal to eight bits (=the smallest unit on which information is stored on a computer) 字节，位组〔等于八比特〕

Each character requires one byte of storage space.

每个字符需要一个字节的储存空间。

→ gigabyte, kilobyte, megabyte, terabyte

Examples from the Corpus

byte• Simple arithmetic quickly tells us that this is equivalent to an average data transfer of 150,000 bytes per second.• A typical microcomputer will have 48K or 64K of memory i.e. 48 or 64 Kilobytes or 48,000 bytes.• It is not necessary to copy all 2048 bytes.• You should enter an approximate time for this media unit to transfer a 512 byte block of data.• The first byte is set to the least significant byte of the number and the second to the most significant byte.• The index relates key values to the relative byte address locations of the data record.• It is sent as a pair of characters, least significant byte first.

From Longman Business Dictionary

bytebyte /baɪt/ (also bite) noun [countableC]

COMPUTING a unit of computer information that can hold one number or letter. A byte is made up of eight BITs (=the smallest units of storage on a computer). The amount of processing space on a computer is measured in MEGABYTEs (=a million bytes), so for example a PC with 32 megabytes of space has space for 32 million bytes of information

Origin byte

(1900-2000) Invented word based on → BIT25 and bite

单词	byte
释义	byte Related topics: Computers byte /baɪt/ noun [countableC] → bite, bight TDa unit for measuring computer information, equal to eight bits (=the smallest unit on which information is stored on a computer) 字节，位组〔等于八比特〕 Each character requires one byte of storage space. 每个字符需要一个字节的储存空间。 → gigabyte, kilobyte, megabyte, terabyte Examples from the Corpus byte• Simple arithmetic quickly tells us that this is equivalent to an average data transfer of 150,000 bytes per second.• A typical microcomputer will have 48K or 64K of memory i.e. 48 or 64 Kilobytes or 48,000 bytes.• It is not necessary to copy all 2048 bytes.• You should enter an approximate time for this media unit to transfer a 512 byte block of data.• The first byte is set to the least significant byte of the number and the second to the most significant byte.• The index relates key values to the relative byte address locations of the data record.• It is sent as a pair of characters, least significant byte first. From Longman Business Dictionary bytebyte /baɪt/ (also bite) noun [countableC] COMPUTING a unit of computer information that can hold one number or letter. A byte is made up of eight BITs (=the smallest units of storage on a computer). The amount of processing space on a computer is measured in MEGABYTEs (=a million bytes), so for example a PC with 32 megabytes of space has space for 32 million bytes of information Origin byte (1900-2000) Invented word based on → BIT25 and bite
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