Byte is the fundamental unit of digital information in computing, consisting of 8 bits. It's like the atom of the digital world, except instead of protons and neutrons, it's just a bunch of ones and zeros that somehow make your favorite cat videos possible.

How to use it in a sentence

• I tried to download that 4K video on my dial-up connection, but it's taking forever since it's like a gajillion bytes.

• Bob kept bragging about how many bytes of RAM his new gaming rig has, as if anyone cares about his Crysis framerates anymore.

If you actually want to learn more...

• Syntactic Noise - This article dives into the concept of syntactic noise in computer languages, particularly in Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs), and how extraneous characters can obscure a program's intention.

• Domain Specific Language - Learn about Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) and how they are targeted at specific types of problems rather than being general-purpose, a concept that has been used since the early days of computing.

• Revenge of the Nerds - Discover how leveraging the most powerful programming languages and taking on challenging problems can provide a competitive edge in the software industry, as exemplified by ITA's success.

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