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Subject: Re: Size of "Byte"
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Date: Fri, 31-Jul-87 11:42:44 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 31 11:42:44 1987
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I looked up the "Collins English Dictionary - Australian Edition" and the
definition provided is.....

byte   n.  Computer technol.  1. a sequence of bits, usually six or eight,
	processed as a single unit of information.  2. the storage space in
	a memory or other storage device that is allocated to one character.
	3. a subdivision of a word. [C20: probably a blend of BIT + BITE]

As everyone can see, the definition really depends on the "opinion" of the
author(s) of the dictionary, as it does on the "opinion" of various
computer people. :-)
			Steve.