binary computing

noun

UK /ˈbaɪ.nə.ri kəmˈpjuː.tɪŋ/

US /ˈbaɪ.nɚ.i kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɪŋ/

A way computers use only two numbers, 0 and 1, to do their work.

Binary computing lets your phone understand pictures and games using just zeros and ones.

SYNONYMS

digital computing base-2 computing two-state computing binary processing

RELATED WORDS

binary code bits bytes logic gates computer science

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The study of computers that use two-state signals.

She took a class in binary computing to learn how machines think.

3. A method of solving problems with only yes-or-no choices.

The puzzle felt like binary computing, with every answer being true or false.

4. The hardware and software built on base-2 number systems.

Early binary computing machines filled entire rooms.