bytealteration

noun

UK /ˈbaɪt ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃən/

US /ˈbaɪt ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃən/

A change made to a tiny piece of computer data.

The virus caused a bytealteration that made the file unreadable.

SYNONYMS

data change bit modification byte edit data tampering binary alteration

RELATED WORDS

byte data corruption file modification bit flip malware

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A deliberate edit to a single byte of a program to change how it behaves.

The hacker used a bytealteration to bypass the license check.

3. An accidental change in stored data caused by a hardware fault.

A cosmic ray caused a bytealteration in the server's memory.

4. The act of modifying binary data during transmission.

The network tool logged every bytealteration along the route.