Tryte

//tɹaɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The ternary equivalent of a byte.

    "The Poliz-program did not consist of commands of different addresses; instead, it used short word logic of 6-trit trytes. As an element of a program, we defined a tryte (the smallest addressable unit) for addressing or for operating."

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"The Poliz-program did not consist of commands of different addresses; instead, it used short word logic of 6-trit trytes. As an element of a program, we defined a tryte (the smallest addressable unit) for addressing or for operating."

Etymology

Blend of tri- + byte.

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