tryte

English

Etymology

Blend of tri- +‎ byte

Pronunciation

  • enPR: trīt, IPA(key): /tɹaɪt/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Noun

tryte (plural trytes)

  1. (computing) The ternary equivalent of a byte.
    • 2011, John Impagliazzo, Perspectives on Soviet and Russian Computing:
      The Poliz-program did not consist of commands of different addresses; instead, it used short word logic of 6-trit trytes. As an element of a program, we defined a tryte (the smallest addressable unit) for addressing or for operating.

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Verb

tryte (present tense tryt, past tense traut, supine trote, past participle troten, present participle trytande, imperative tryt)

  1. alternative form of tryta

Noun

tryte f (definite singular tryta, indefinite plural tryter, definite plural trytene)

  1. clipping of skinntryte (bog bilberry)

Noun

tryte f (definite singular tryta, indefinite plural tryter, definite plural trytene)

  1. synonym of abbor (perch)