See biter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "bitter"
},
{
"word": "byter"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"en:Computing"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1978, Product Engineering, volume 49, page unknown:",
"text": "The first microprocessor was a 4-bit device called the 4004. Today you can buy 1-bit machines, 4-biters, 8-biters, 12-biters and 16-biters. Which one should you buy, and why?",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1994 July 22, Jonathan T. Hunt, “ST Star Raiders”, in rec.games.video.atari (Usenet):",
"text": "Didn't know it was an 8-biter first, cool. The ST Star Raiders is pretty cool - my fav one yet & worth any $5.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits."
],
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"computing",
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],
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"data",
"data"
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[
"unit",
"unit"
],
[
"machine",
"machine"
],
[
"bit",
"bit"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(in combination, computing) Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits."
],
"tags": [
"in-compounds"
],
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"computing",
"engineering",
"mathematics",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"biter"
],
"word": "biter"
}
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