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01.01.08 (19762) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2009-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- byte
1, record 1, English, byte
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
sequential series of bits comprising one character and handled as one unit [ISO/IEC 2382-16, 16.04.13] 1, record 1, English, - byte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The number of bits in a byte is fixed for a given data processing system. 1, record 1, English, - byte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The number of bits in a byte is usually 8. 1, record 1, English, - byte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A byte is often eight logical data bits, but may include error detection or correction bits. 1, record 1, English, - byte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
A measure of the transmission capability of a communication channel expressed in bits.s-1 and related to channel bandwidth and signal to noise ratio by the Shannon equation: Capacity, C = B log2 (1 + S/N), where B is the bandwidth and S/N the signal to noise ratio. 1, record 1, English, - byte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
byte: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008]. 2, record 1, English, - byte
Record 1, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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