byte
The origin and history of byte.
Etymology
Werner Buchholz coined it in 1956 during early design work on the IBM 7030 Stretch computer. It is an alteration of the word bite, respelled so nobody would mistake it for bit by accident.
The origin and history of byte.
Werner Buchholz coined it in 1956 during early design work on the IBM 7030 Stretch computer. It is an alteration of the word bite, respelled so nobody would mistake it for bit by accident.
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