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multibyte

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Contained in more than one byte.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The computer stored the number in a multibyte location: it took 32 bits or four entire bytes to store so large a value.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English byte English multibyte From multi- + byte.