1. Consisting of two (units, components, elements or terms)
   "the binary number system has two as its base"; "a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other"; "a binary compound"
    
2. Of or pertaining to a number system which has 2 as its base
   "a binary digit"

1. A system or code using only two digits, typically 0 and 1
   "Computers process data in binary"
    
2. A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
   "Sirius is actually a binary star system";
   - binary star, double star
    
3. A pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system
   "the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems"; "The developer distributed the binary program for Windows users";
   - binary program

Derived forms: binaries

See also: multiple

Type of: computer program, computer programme [Brit], program, programme [Brit, Cdn], star

Encyclopedia: Binary