byte
unit of digital information equal to 8 bits
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Summary
byte is an unit of information[1]. byte ranks in the top 3% of unit_of_information entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,542 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- byte's instance of is recorded as unit of information[3].
- byte's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit[4].
- byte's measured physical quantity is recorded as information[5].
- byte's Commons category is recorded as Bit and byte[6].
- byte's said to be the same as is recorded as octet[7].
- byte comprises bit[8].
- byte's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/byte[9].
- byte's used by is recorded as Q575650[10].
- byte's different from is recorded as bit[11].
- byte's different from is recorded as byte[12].
- byte's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q8799', 'amount': '+1'}[13].
- byte's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q8805', 'amount': '+8'}[14].
- byte's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q79756', 'amount': '+0.0009765625'}[15].
- byte's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q740943', 'amount': '+2'}[16].
- byte's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].
- byte's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'B'}[18].
- byte's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Б'}[19].
- byte's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'B'}[20].
- byte's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include unit of information[3] and UCUM derived unit[4].
Use and Application
byte comprises bit[8]. byte's used by is recorded as Q575650[10].
Why It Matters
byte ranks in the top 3% of unit_of_information entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,542 views/month).[2] byte has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] byte is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]