Byte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.
The term byte was coined by Werner Buchholz in 1956 while designing IBM's Stretch computer. The 8-bit byte became standard with the IBM System/360 in 1964.
Measurement system: Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling. SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 B = 1 bit.
Byte facts
- Unit name
- Byte
- Symbol
- B
- Category
- Data Storage
- Measurement system
- Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
- SI equivalent
- Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 B = 1 bit
- Common uses
- Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer
Definition of the byte
Byte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.
Measurement system and SI relationship
Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 B = 1 bit
History of the byte
The term byte was coined by Werner Buchholz in 1956 while designing IBM's Stretch computer. The 8-bit byte became standard with the IBM System/360 in 1964.
Where is the byte used?
Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer