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byte
(I) A fundamental unit of computer storage; the smallest
addressable unit in a computer's architecture. Usually holds one
character of information and, today, usually means eight bits.
(See: octet.)
(C) Larger than a "bit", but smaller than a "word". Although
"byte" almost always means "octet" today, bytes had other sizes
(e.g., six bits, nine bits) in earlier computer architectures.
