byte (B)

byte (B): A sequence of adjacent bits (usually 8) considered as a unit. (188) Note: In pre-1970 literature, "byte" referred to a variable-length bit string. Since that time the usage has changed so that now it almost always refers to an 8-bit string. This usage predominates in computer and data transmission literature; when so used, the term is synonymous with "octet."

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