byte

== English == === Etymology === An alteration of the word bite so it would not be accidentally misspelled as bit. Coined by Werner Buchholz in 1956, during the early design phase for the IBM 7030 Stretch computer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪt Homophones: bight, bite, by't === Noun === byte (plural bytes) (computing) A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word. (computing, most commonly) A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values. Synonyms: B, octet ==== Coordinate terms ==== (machine word): Previous: nibble, nybble Next: word (unit of storage): Previous: bit Next: kilobyte ==== Derived terms ==== (unit of storage): ==== Translations ==== === See also === word, doubleword, longword, char === References === === Further reading === byte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === beyt == Basque == === Etymology === From English byte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bai̯t/ [bai̯t̪] Rhymes: -ai̯t === Noun === byte inan (computing) byte ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “byte”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Czech == === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== bajt ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈbajt] ==== Noun ==== byte m inan byte ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈbɪtɛ] Homophone: bite ==== Noun ==== byte vocative singular of byt === Further reading === “byte”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “byte”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995 == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English byte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbyte/, [ˈbyt̪e̞] Rhymes: -yte Syllabification(key): by‧te Hyphenation(key): by‧te === Noun === byte (rare, slang) byte ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== tavu === Further reading === “byte”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English byte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbaːjt] Hyphenation: byte Rhymes: -aːjt Homophone: bájt === Noun === byte (plural byte-ok) (computing) byte (a unit of computing storage equal to eight bits) ==== Usage notes ==== It also occurs in the form bájt (along with its prefixed forms), but this spelling is not supported by most authoritative spelling dictionaries. ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === byte in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024). Biró, János. Helyesírási kérdések A magyar nyelv nagyszótárának írása közben (“Questions of spelling while compiling the Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”) (see page 5 in the PDF, page 55 in the original) == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English byte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.it/ Rhymes: -ait === Noun === byte m (invariable) (computing) byte Synonym: bicarattere === References === == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== byte alternative form of bite === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== byte alternative form of biten == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === baite === Pronunciation === (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbajt(ʃ)(i)/ === Noun === byte m (plural bytes) (computing) byte (unit equivalent to 8 bits) ==== Synonyms ==== Abbreviations: B ==== Coordinate terms ==== Multiples: kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte, exabyte, zettabyte, yottabyte ==== Related terms ==== bit === Further reading === “byte”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “byte”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English byte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbajt/ === Noun === byte m (plural byți) (computing) byte Synonym: octet ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Alternative forms === bajt === Noun === byte m inan byte === Further reading === “byte”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English byte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbait/ [ˈbai̯t̪] Rhymes: -ait Syllabification: byte === Noun === byte m (plural bytes) byte === Further reading === “byte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Related to byta (“to change, to exchange, to swap”) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbyːtɛ/ ==== Noun ==== byte n a change; changing (replacing) an exchange; a trade a prey a catch, a plunder, a loot ===== Declension ===== ==== See also ==== fångst (“catch”) === Etymology 2 === Unadapted borrowing from English byte. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bajt/, /baɪt/ ==== Noun ==== byte c a byte (8 bits, in computers) ===== Declension ===== === References === byte in Svensk ordbok (SO) byte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) byte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)