byte
Example Sentences
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He included the bite mark for scale to set the apple apart from similar round fruit like cherries -- learning only later it was a homonym for the computer term "byte".
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
He was a darling of business journalists because of his accessibility and willingness to give a quick byte or quote, and his views were much sought after.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022
Nothing’s press release says the Phone 1’s Nothing OS will distill Android to “just the essentials, where every byte has a purpose.”
From The Verge • Mar. 23, 2022
The reality, they patiently say, is more nuanced and complicated than a tweet or a talk-radio sound byte.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021
Ever transcribed 141 random bytes, one-half of a byte at a time?
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.