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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˌeɪtˈbɪt/

Adjective

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8-bit (not comparable)

1. (computing) Of a word size or an integer, represented using units of 8 bits (1 byte).
   • 2007, Nick Collins, Julio d'Escriván, The Cambridge companion to electronic music, page 189:I started creating 8-bit music around 2002 when I picked up nanoloop[…]
2. (computer graphics, music) Originating from or resembling the art or music of the 8-bit computer era.
   • 2008 January 1, Karen Collins, Game Sound: An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Video Game Music and Sound Design, MIT Press, →ISBN:Typically far more complex than the songs of the 8-bit games, songs in Amiga games had a highly varied structure, but usually followed the same basic principles seen in the 8-bit games (shorter loops with fewer distinct sections for battle music, and longer loops with more distinct sections for in-game music).
   • 2008 November 12, Brett Camper, “Retro Reflexivity: La-Mulana”, in Bernard Perron, Mark J.P. Wolf, editors, The Video Game Theory Reader 2, Routledge, →ISBN:Much of La-Mulana's 8-bit aesthetic is tied to its self-imposed graphical limitations. To start, the native resolution of 256 × 192 pixels is (as we would expect) much less than that of contemporary standards[…]
3. (computer graphics, music, by extension, proscribed) Originating from or resembling the art or music of the 8-bit computer era and subsequent eras.

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Armenian: 8-բիթանի (8-bitʻani) Chinese: Mandarin: 8位元 (bā wèiyuán) Czech: osmibitový Finnish: 8-bittinen, kahdeksanbittinen; kasibittinen (colloquial) Hungarian: 8 bites Japanese: 8ビット (hachi bitto) Korean: 8비트 (palbiteu) Persian: ۸-بیت (8-bit), 8-بیت (8-bit) Polish: ośmiobitowy (pl) m, 8-bitowy m Romanian: de 8-biți Russian: восьмиби́тный (ru) m (vosʹmibítnyj) Turkish: 8-bitlik

Noun

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8-bit (plural 8-bits)

1. (computing) A computer that processes data in groups of 8 bits (binary digits). The BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum are well-known British 8-bits.

See also

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• 7-bit

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