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See also: Byte and bytě

English

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Etymology

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An alteration of the word bite so it would not be accidentally misspelled as bit. Coined by Werner Buchholz in 1956, during the early design phase for the IBM 7030 Stretch computer.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte (plural bytes)

  1. (computing) A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.
  3. (computing, most commonly) A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values.
    Synonyms: B, octet
    The word “hello” fits into five bytes of ASCII code.
    • 1984, Neil Ardley, “The ZX Spectrum+ Memory Map”, Learn About Your ZX Spectrum+ (3), in Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ User Guide, Dorling Kindersley, →ISBN, page 48:
      If you look at the photograph of the interior of the Spectrum […], you will see that there is one ROM chip, and 16 smaller RAM chips. These chips give the Spectrum its memory. The memory consists of 65536 storage units that each contain one byte (a number from 0 to 255).
    • 2008, Eric Johnson, Joshua Jones, A Developer's Guide to Data Modeling for SQL Server:
      With a varchar, the storage is always the actual number of characters you have stored plus 2 bytes. So a varchar(20) with a 5-character word will take up 7 bytes, with the extra 2 bytes holding a size reference for SQL Server.

Coordinate terms

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(machine word):

(unit of storage):

Derived terms

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(unit of storage):

Compound words
other phrases

Translations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Werner Buchholz (1977 February) “The Word “Byte” Comes Of Age”, in Byte Magazine‎[1], volume 2, number 2, page 144: “A byte was described as consisting of any number of parallel bits from one to six. Thus a byte was assumed to have a length appropriate for the occasion.”
  2. ^ “Timeline Of The IBM Stretch/Harvest Era (1956–1961)”, in Computer History Museum‎[2], (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 2011-06-11
  3. ^ “Definition of 'Byte'”, in The Jargon File‎[3], 2003, archived from the original on 1 July 2003

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Basque

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Etymology

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From English byte.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte inan

  1. (computing) byte

Declension

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Declension of byte (inanimate, ending in orthographical vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive byte byte-a byte-ak
ergative byte-k byte-ak byte-ek
dative byte-ri byte-ari byte-ei
genitive byte-ren byte-aren byte-en
comitative byte-rekin byte-arekin byte-ekin
causative byte-rengatik byte-arengatik byte-engatik
benefactive byte-rentzat byte-arentzat byte-entzat
instrumental byte-z byte-az byte-ez
inessive byte-tan byte-an byte-etan
locative byte-tako byte-ko byte-etako
allative byte-tara byte-ra byte-etara
terminative byte-taraino byte-raino byte-etaraino
directive byte-tarantz byte-rantz byte-etarantz
destinative byte-tarako byte-rako byte-etarako
ablative byte-tatik byte-tik byte-etatik
partitive byte-rik — —
prolative byte-tzat — —

Further reading

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  • “byte”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

Czech

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Etymology 1

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte m inan

  1. byte
Declension
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Declension of byte (hard masculine inanimate foreign)
singular plural
nominative byte byty
genitive bytu bytů
dative bytu bytům
accusative byte byty
vocative byte byty
locative bytu bytech
instrumental bytem byty
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte

  1. vocative singular of byt

Further reading

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  • “byte”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • byte in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English byte.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbyte/, [ˈbyt̪e̞]
  • Rhymes: -yte
  • Hyphenation(key): by‧te

Noun

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byte (rare, slang)

  1. byte

Declension

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Inflection of byte (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative byte bytet
genitive byten bytejen
partitive byteä bytejä
illative byteen byteihin
singular plural
nominative byte bytet
accusative nom. byte bytet
gen. byten
genitive byten bytejen
bytein rare
partitive byteä bytejä
inessive bytessä byteissä
elative bytestä byteistä
illative byteen byteihin
adessive bytellä byteillä
ablative byteltä byteiltä
allative bytelle byteille
essive bytenä byteinä
translative byteksi byteiksi
abessive bytettä byteittä
instructive — bytein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of byte (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative byteni byteni
accusative nom. byteni byteni
gen. byteni
genitive byteni bytejeni
byteini rare
partitive byteäni bytejäni
inessive bytessäni byteissäni
elative bytestäni byteistäni
illative byteeni byteihini
adessive bytelläni byteilläni
ablative byteltäni byteiltäni
allative bytelleni byteilleni
essive bytenäni byteinäni
translative bytekseni byteikseni
abessive bytettäni byteittäni
instructive — —
comitative — byteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bytesi bytesi
accusative nom. bytesi bytesi
gen. bytesi
genitive bytesi bytejesi
byteisi rare
partitive byteäsi bytejäsi
inessive bytessäsi byteissäsi
elative bytestäsi byteistäsi
illative byteesi byteihisi
adessive bytelläsi byteilläsi
ablative byteltäsi byteiltäsi
allative bytellesi byteillesi
essive bytenäsi byteinäsi
translative byteksesi byteiksesi
abessive bytettäsi byteittäsi
instructive — —
comitative — byteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bytemme bytemme
accusative nom. bytemme bytemme
gen. bytemme
genitive bytemme bytejemme
byteimme rare
partitive byteämme bytejämme
inessive bytessämme byteissämme
elative bytestämme byteistämme
illative byteemme byteihimme
adessive bytellämme byteillämme
ablative byteltämme byteiltämme
allative bytellemme byteillemme
essive bytenämme byteinämme
translative byteksemme byteiksemme
abessive bytettämme byteittämme
instructive — —
comitative — byteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bytenne bytenne
accusative nom. bytenne bytenne
gen. bytenne
genitive bytenne bytejenne
byteinne rare
partitive byteänne bytejänne
inessive bytessänne byteissänne
elative bytestänne byteistänne
illative byteenne byteihinne
adessive bytellänne byteillänne
ablative byteltänne byteiltänne
allative bytellenne byteillenne
essive bytenänne byteinänne
translative byteksenne byteiksenne
abessive bytettänne byteittänne
instructive — —
comitative — byteinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bytensä bytensä
accusative nom. bytensä bytensä
gen. bytensä
genitive bytensä bytejensä
byteinsä rare
partitive byteään
byteänsä 		bytejään
bytejänsä
inessive bytessään
bytessänsä 		byteissään
byteissänsä
elative bytestään
bytestänsä 		byteistään
byteistänsä
illative byteensä byteihinsä
adessive bytellään
bytellänsä 		byteillään
byteillänsä
ablative byteltään
byteltänsä 		byteiltään
byteiltänsä
allative bytelleen
bytellensä 		byteilleen
byteillensä
essive bytenään
bytenänsä 		byteinään
byteinänsä
translative bytekseen
byteksensä 		byteikseen
byteiksensä
abessive bytettään
bytettänsä 		byteittään
byteittänsä
instructive — —
comitative — byteineen
byteinensä

Synonyms

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Further reading

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English byte.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte (plural byte-ok)

  1. (computing) byte (a unit of computing storage equal to eight bits)

Usage notes

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It also occurs in the form bájt (along with its prefixed forms), but this spelling is not supported by most authoritative spelling dictionaries.

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative byte byte-ok
accusative byte-ot byte-okat
dative byte-nak byte-oknak
instrumental byte-tal byte-okkal
causal-final byte-ért byte-okért
translative byte-tá byte-okká
terminative byte-ig byte-okig
essive-formal byte-ként byte-okként
essive-modal — —
inessive byte-ban byte-okban
superessive byte-on byte-okon
adessive byte-nál byte-oknál
illative byte-ba byte-okba
sublative byte-ra byte-okra
allative byte-hoz byte-okhoz
elative byte-ból byte-okból
delative byte-ról byte-okról
ablative byte-tól byte-októl
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		byte-é byte-oké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		byte-éi byte-okéi
Possessive forms of byte
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. byte-om byte-jaim
2nd person sing. byte-od byte-jaid
3rd person sing. byte-ja byte-jai
1st person plural byte-unk byte-jaink
2nd person plural byte-otok byte-jaitok
3rd person plural byte-juk byte-jaik

References

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  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Further reading

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  • byte in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
  • Biró, János. Helyesírási kérdések A magyar nyelv nagyszótárának írása közben (“Questions of spelling while compiling the Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”) (see page 5 in the PDF, page 55 in the original)

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English byte.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte m (invariable)

  1. (computing) byte
    Synonym: bicarattere

References

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  1. ^ byte in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Middle English

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Verb

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byte

  1. Alternative form of biten

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte m (plural bytes)

  1. (computing) byte (unit equivalent to 8 bits)

Synonyms

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  • Abbreviations: B

Coordinate terms

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English byte.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte m (plural byți)

  1. (computing) byte
    Synonym: octet

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative byte byteul byți byții
genitive-dative byte byteului byți byților
vocative byteule byților

Slovak

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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byte m inan

  1. byte

Further reading

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  • “byte”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English byte.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte m (plural bytes)

  1. byte

Further reading

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology 1

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Related to byta (“to change, to exchange, to swap”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte n

  1. a change; changing (replacing)
    byte av olja i bilen
    changing the oil in the car
    (literally, “change of oil in the car”)
    däckbyte
    tire change
    1. an exchange; a trade
      Jag ger dig en grej och får en annan grej i retur. Det är ett byte.
      I give you one thing and get another thing in return. That's an exchange.
  2. a prey
    Vargen tog ett byte
    The wolf caught a prey
    Han var ett lätt byte
    He was an easy prey
  3. a catch, a plunder, a loot
    piraternas stora byte
    the pirates' big loot
Declension
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Declension of byte
nominative genitive
singular indefinite byte bytes
definite bytet bytets
plural indefinite byten bytens
definite bytena bytenas

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Etymology 2

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Unadapted borrowing from English byte.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byte c

  1. a byte (8 bits, in computers)
Declension
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Declension of byte
nominative genitive
singular indefinite byte bytes
definite byten bytens
plural indefinite byte bytes
definite byten bytens

References

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