英语词汇byte的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	byte
词源	byte n. "unit of digital information in a computer," typically consisting of eight bits, 1956, American English; see bit (n.2). Reputedly coined by German-born American computer scientist Werner Buchholz (1922-2019) at IBM. Entries linking to byte bit n.2 computerese word, 1948, coined by U.S. computer pioneer John W. Tukey, an abbreviation of binary digit, probably chosen for its identity with bit (n.1). gigabyte n. 1982, from giga- "billion" + byte. bit (n.2)gigabyte (n.)kilobyte (n.)megabyte (n.)terabyte (n.) updated on October 26, 2022
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byte n.