Meaning
byte
- a unit of digital information typically consisting of eight bits
In a sentence
Un singolo byte è formato da otto bit.
A single byte consists of eight bits.
Quel file di testo occupa solo pochi byte sul disco.
That text file takes up only a few bytes on the disk.
Quanti byte contiene questo pacchetto di rete?
How many bytes does this network packet contain?
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| byte | masculine · singular |
| byte | masculine · plural |
| byte | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable loanword: the plural form remains 'byte' in Italian.
- Masculine gender: 'il byte', 'i byte'.