binary code
nounUK /ˈbaɪnəri kəʊd/
US /ˈbaɪnəri koʊd/
A way of writing information using only two symbols, 0 and 1, that computers can understand.
The computer reads the binary code and turns it into a picture on the screen.
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2. A sequence of 0s and 1s that represents a specific instruction or value.
Each letter on the keyboard has its own binary code.
3. The base-2 number system used in computing.
In binary code, the number five is written as 101.
4. Any coded language made of just two distinct states or symbols.
The flashing light sent a binary code of on and off signals.