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Ẹkajọ

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English and Yoruba terms, then definitions, examples, analogies, and use-when in both languages.

English definition

A group of eight bits, often used as a basic storage unit.

Yoruba definition

Àkójọpọ̀ ẹ̀kà méjọ, tí a sábà fi ń lo gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìpamọ́ ìtàn.

English example

A single character may take one or more bytes in Unicode.

Yoruba example

Lẹ́tà kan lè gba ẹkajọ kan tàbí jù bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ nínú Unicode.

English analogy

Think of a byte like a small box that can hold a few items. Just as you can store different things in a box, a byte can store different types of data.

Yoruba analogy

Ronú pé ẹkajọ jẹ́ bí àpò kékeré tí ó lè pa àwọn nǹkan mẹ́ta jọ. Bí o ṣe le pa àwọn nǹkan tó yàtọ̀ síra wọn nínú àpò, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ẹkajọ ṣe le pa àwọn oríṣìíríṣìí data.

English use when

Use 'byte' when discussing data size or storage capacity. It is more specific than terms like 'bit' which refers to a single binary value.

Yoruba use when

Lo 'ẹkajọ' nígbà tí o bá ń sọ̀rọ̀ nípa iwọn data tàbí agbara ìpamọ́. Ó dájú ju 'ẹ̀kà' lọ, tó jẹ́ pé ó tọ́ka sí iye kan ṣoṣo.

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