binary
1. <mathematics> Base two. A number representation consisting of zeros
and ones used by practically all computers because of its ease of implementation
using digital electronics and Boolean algebra.
2. <file format> binary file.
3. <programming> A description of an operator which takes two arguments.
See also unary, ternary.
(2005-02-21)
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