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Glossary of Data Communications Terms
Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.
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Term:
byte
Definition:
Abbreviated 'B'. Short for binary term. A unit of data,
today almost always consisting of eight (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). Related terms include bit,
gigabyte, kilobyte, megabyte, terabyte, octet, and word.
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