What is BYTE?

A sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information.

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Related Legal Terms

DATA ITEM, DATA COMPRESSION, CODEN, PACKET, COMMERCIAL UNIT, BATCH, DATA FUSION, GLYPH, FRAME RELAY, OVERHEAD


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