Byte

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Definition

BYTE

Bytes are whole numbers ranging from 0 to 2^8-1 ( 0 to 255 ). This is because a byte uses 8 bits (1 byte) to denote its value. A byte is the smallest datatype directly accessible in nowadays memory.