: a unit of computer information or data-storage capacity that consists of a group of eight bits and that is used especially to represent an alphanumeric character compare word entry 1 sense 10
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As Sean explains below, these stocks have been left out of the disruption conversation given how physical their technology is — molecules and proteins — as opposed to bits and bytes.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
Additionally, the sPHENIX detector recorded over 200 petabytes (200 quadrillion bytes) of raw data in a single year, more than all previous RHIC datasets together.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
China placed its big bets on physical infrastructure; the US is instead gambling on bits and bytes.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Or take or go—these being the next two largest entries by bytes.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
Additionally, the sPHENIX detector recorded over 200 petabytes (200 quadrillion bytes) of raw data in a single year, more than all previous RHIC datasets together.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
China placed its big bets on physical infrastructure; the US is instead gambling on bits and bytes.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Or take or go—these being the next two largest entries by bytes.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Byte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/byte. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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byte
noun
: a group of eight bits that a computer handles as a unit
Etymology
possibly an altered form of bite
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