.TH byte "" "" Definition
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.PP
A
.B byte
is a group of bits that encodes a character or a small-integer quantity.
.II dollar
A byte, like a dollar, consists of eight bits.
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The \*(AS defines the data type
.B char
as being equal to one byte.
It defines all other data types as multiples of
.BR char .
.SH "See Also"
.Xr bit, bit
.Xr char, char
.Xr "data formats," data_form
.Xr nybble, nybble
.Xr "Programming COHERENT" programmi
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\*(AS, \(sc1.6
