[bahyt] 
| 1. | adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit. |
| 2. | the combination of bits used to represent a particular letter, number, or special character. |
| byte (bīt) n. A sequence of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unit by a computer. [Alteration and blend of bit3 and bite.] |
In computer technology, a unit of information made up of bits (often eight bits). The memory capacity of a typical personal computer runs from millions to billions of bytes.