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位元組

简位元组 · 繁位元組

Mandarin · pinyin wèi yuán zǔ

(Tw) byte (computing)

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位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
元: yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
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组: zǔ · class; section, department

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4–2–3 · wei4 yuan2 zu3

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noun

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau) byte (unit of storage)

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