multibyte

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

multi- +‎ byte

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

multibyte (also multi-byte)

  1. (computing) Contained in more than one byte.
    The computer stored the number in a multibyte location: it took 32 bits or four entire bytes to store so large a value.