/ baɪt; NAmE / noun
a unit of information stored in a computer, equal to 8 bits . A computer's memory is measured in bytes.
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: an arbitrary formation based on bit (in its computing sense) and bite .
/ baɪt; NAmE / noun
a unit of information stored in a computer, equal to 8 bits . A computer's memory is measured in bytes.
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: an arbitrary formation based on bit (in its computing sense) and bite .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005