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binary

adjective noun

consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
B
Ends with
Y
Contains
IN
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)

    “a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other”

adjective

  1. of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base

    “a binary digit”

noun

  1. a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system

    “the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems”

noun

  1. a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

In context

Example Sentences

a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other
a binary compound
the binary number system has two as its base
a binary digit
the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems
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