A byte is commonly used as a unit of storage measurement in computers. A byte has several meanings, all closely related: |
A byte is commonly used as a unit of storage measurement in computers. It is one of the basic integral data types in computing. A byte has several meanings, all closely related: |
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A byte has several meanings, all closely related:
The 8 bit byte is often called an octet? in a networking context and also by some standards organisations.
Byte is often abbreviated B and sometime b, though b is incorrect as that is a better abbreviation for bit.
The name is a word-play on bit.
The byte is often used to specify the size or amount of computer memory or storage, regardless of the type of data stored in it. Such numbers can get very large, which lead to the use of prefixes.