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July 10, 2000 at 09:18 AM
whatme?

Bits and Bytes !!

by whatme? . Updated 25 years, 11 months ago

We know that a BIT is a binary digit, hence the acronym -bit. Now 8 bits make one byte. What do the letters b-y-t-e stand for and why is the spelling byte instead of bite.

Thank you
Merv Tulloch
mervt@arctic.ca

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