byteposition
nounUK /ˈbaɪt.pəˌzɪʃ.ən/
US /ˈbaɪt.pəˌzɪʃ.ən/
The exact spot where a byte sits in a file or in computer memory.
The program reads the header starting at byteposition zero.
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2. The numbered place of a byte within a data stream being sent or received.
The parser lost track of the byteposition after the packet split.
3. A marker used to jump directly to a specific byte in a binary file.
She saved the byteposition so the tool could resume reading later.
4. The distance in bytes from the start of a structure to a particular field.
The length field sits at byteposition 12 in the record.