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A [[Wikipedia:Byte|byte]] is eight [[Wikipedia:Bit|bits]], the size of one [[char]]. A kilobyte (KB) is | A [[Wikipedia:Byte|byte]] is eight [[Wikipedia:Bit|bits]], the size of one [[char]]. A kilobyte (KB) is 1024 bytes, while a megabyte (MB) is 1024 kilobytes, a gigabyte (GB) is 1024 megabytes, etc. | ||
A byte is the minimum amount of memory allocatable. Even a [[bool]] is one byte (thus the benefits of [[BitVec]]). | |||
[[Category:Variables]] | [[Category:Variables]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||