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Noun: byte  bIt
  1. A sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
    "The file size was measured in bytes"

Sounds like: bight, bite

Derived forms: bytes

Type of: computer memory unit

Part of: word

Encyclopedia: Byte