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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 14-Dec-86 05:03:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 14 05:03:00 1986
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>/***** rmi:comp.arch / bnr-vpa!pdbain /  1:59 pm  Dec  5, 1986*/
>Contrary to popular belief, a byte is not necessarily 8 bits -
>it just frequently happens to be that size.

A very easy definition of a byte is as follows:

  A byte is the smallest addressable unit of memory in a given machine.

This should do it ??

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