byte -- Definition

A  byte is  a group  of bits  that encodes a  character or  a small-integer
quantity.  A byte, like a dollar, consists of eight bits.

The ANSI  Standard defines the data  type char as being  equal to one byte.
It defines all other data types as multiples of char.

See Also

bit,
char,
data formats,
nybble,
Programming COHERENT
ANSI Standard, §1.6

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness