eight bits
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Clusters of eight bits, forming the equivalent of a single letter in ordinary language, are called bytes.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is fatal to binary files because their bit pattern has nothing to do with the groups of eight bits that make up text.
From Email 101 by John Goodwin
And Count Sykypri proudly drew forth eight bits of French gold from his pocket.
From The Reason Why by Elinor Glyn
A letter or character is made up of eight bits.
From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation
It takes eight bits to make up one letter or character.
From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation
