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Pronunciation / Transliteration: binär
"Der Computer verarbeitet Daten im binären Format."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to, composed of, or involving two things.
"The computer operates using a binary code consisting of zeros and ones."
- 1
A thing made of two parts or things; a binary star system.
"Astronomers discovered a new binary in the distant constellation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin bīnarius ("consisting of two"), based on bīni ("two by two"), originating from bis ("twice"). The term entered English in the late 16th century via French and medieval Latin, initially used in astronomy and mathematics before gaining monumental importance in modern computing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Binary" is said worldwide
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binaire
Transliteration: binaire
"Les ordinateurs utilisent un système binaire."
binär
Transliteration: binär
"Der Computer verarbeitet Daten im binären Format."
binario
Transliteration: binario
"Il codice binario è la base dell'informatica."
binario
Transliteration: binario
"La información se almacena en formato binario."
binário
Transliteration: binário
"O sistema binário usa apenas zeros e uns."
द्विआधारी
Transliteration: dviadhari
"कंप्यूटर द्विआधारी कोड पर काम करते हैं।"
二进制
Transliteration: èr jìn zhì
"计算机使用二进制代码进行计算。"
이진법의
Transliteration: ijinbeop-ui
"컴퓨터는 이진법 코드를 사용하여 작동합니다."
バイナリ
Transliteration: bainari
"コンピュータはバイナリデータ処理を行います。"
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