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"glosses": [
"A computer that processes data in groups of 8 bits (binary digits)."
],
"links": [
[
"computing",
"computing#Noun"
],
[
"computer",
"computer"
],
[
"process",
"process"
],
[
"data",
"data"
],
[
"group",
"group"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(computing) A computer that processes data in groups of 8 bits (binary digits)."
],
"topics": [
"computing",
"engineering",
"mathematics",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌeɪtˈbɪt/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪt"
}
],
"word": "8-bit"
}
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