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German word
Byte
Pronunciation
IPA/baɪ̯t/
Meaning
- neuter nounbyte
Example
Die Datei ist 1024 Bytes groß.
The file is 1,024 bytes in size.
More examples
Die Verbindung überträgt 100 Bytes pro Sekunde.
The connection transmits 100 bytes per second.
Core concept
A small digital data unit used as one chunk of storage or processing, usually holding eight binary bits.
Common phrases
Byte pro Sekunde
byte per second
ein Byte speichern
store a byte
Anzahl der Bytes
number of bytes
Similar words
Bit: The smallest digital information unit, holding either a 0 or a 1.
Kilobyte: A data unit measuring roughly one thousand bytes.
Megabyte: A data unit measuring roughly one million bytes.
Gigabyte: A data unit measuring roughly one billion bytes.
Definition in German
Ein Byte ist eine in der Informatik verwendete Standardgröße für digitale Daten, meist gleich acht Bits und daher oft synonym zu 'Oktett'.
Word origin
The computing term Byte was coined in the 1950s as a respelling of bite, chosen to distinguish it from bit.
Usage tips
- Byte is a neuter German noun: das Byte, ein Byte, and zwei Bytes; the plural takes English-style -s.
Other meanings
- octetnoun
Related words
- Kilobytekilobytenoun
- Megabytemegabytenoun
- byteweisebytewiseadverb