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What is a byte?

What is a byte? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (computing) A sequence of adjacent bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word; nearly always eight bits, which can represent an integer from 0 to 255 or a single character of text.
  2. (computing) A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits
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The interesting thing is to watch them write a subroutine that counts all the bits in a byte, then ask them to make it much, much faster.
Choose a deduplication solution that can deduplicate at the byte level without impeding backup performance.
The smartctl t command starts a self test that reads every byte on the disk.
Another advantage of using Java is the cross-platform nature of the byte code that your source code is compiled into.
Storage is measured in bytes, one byte containing eight bits, and representing storage for one character in European alphabets.
The time it takes to read a single byte at random is MUCH higher on a rambus system than on a DDR system.

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