Meaning of the word byte in English

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byte

US /baɪt/
UK /baɪt/
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Noun

1.

a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits, representing a single character (such as a letter, number, or symbol) in a computer's memory.

Example:
A kilobyte is 1024 bytes.
The file size is 500 bytes.
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