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UNIT |

Code: | 
0112/2///62720#UAA354 |

Version: | 
001 |

Revision: | 
04 |

IRDI: | 
0112/2///62720#UAA354#001 |

Preferred name: | 
byte |

Synonymous name: | 
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Short name: | 
byte |

Definition: | 
unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that most commonly consists of eight bits |

Note: | 
To avoid confusion with the symbol B for bel, the symbol "byte" is used - according to IEC 61360-1:2004 and ISO 13584-42:1998, but contrary to IEC 60027-2:2005. |

Remark: | 
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Definition source: | 
NIST Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI). NIST Special Publication 811, 2008 Edition. NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Gaithersburg, MD. |

Definition class: | 
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Base unit: | 
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Unit structure: | 
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Unit in text: | 
byte |

Unit in SGML/XML: | 
<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"> <!-- UAA354 --> <mrow> <mrow> <mi mathvariant="normal">byte</mi> </mrow> </mrow> </math> byte |

UN/ECE code: | 
AD |

Unit conversion: | 
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Formula in text: | 
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Data object identifier: | 
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Time stamp: | 
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Applicable properties: | 
0112/2///61360_4#AFD090 - memory capacity for controller-integrated memory |

Applicable list of units: | 
0112/2///61987#ABT555 - Information 0112/2///62720#UAD028 - dataset of bytes |

Status level: | 
Standard |

Published in: | 
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Version initiation date: | 
2014-02-11 |

Version release date: | 
2014-02-11 |

Revision release date: | 
2023-07-24 |

Responsible Committee: | 
IEC/SC 3D |

Change request ID: | 
C00124 |

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