Word Type

Noun

The word "byte" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

bit kilobyte nibble nybble word

Derived Terms

brontobyte byte bucket byte code byte order byte order mark byte pair encoding byte-order mark bytecode byter bytesexual bytestring bytewise exabyte exbibyte geopbyte gibibyte gigabyte hellabyte interbyte kibibyte kilobyte least significant byte mebibyte megabyte most significant byte multi-byte multibyte nonbyte pebibyte petabyte qubibyte qubyte quebibyte queccabyte quettabyte robibyte ronnabyte tebibyte terabyte tryte yobibyte yottabyte zebibyte zettabyte

Etymologically Related To

bite

Context

computing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

computer memory unit

Type Of (IsA)

computer memory unit eight bits primitive type

Made Of

8 bits

Part Of

word

Receives Action

made out of bits

Related Terms

char doubleword longword word

Related Terms

adjacent bit computer integer kilobyte machine word nybble operated represent sequence unit word

Synonym Network

b octet

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