tryte

English

Etymology

Blend of tri- +‎ byte

Pronunciation

• enPR: trīt, IPA^(key): /tɹaɪt/

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• Rhymes: -aɪt

Noun

tryte (plural trytes)

1. (computing) The ternary equivalent of a byte.
   • 2011, John Impagliazzo, Perspectives on Soviet and Russian Computing:

     The Poliz-program did not consist of commands of different addresses; instead, it used short word logic of 6-trit trytes. As an element of a program, we defined a tryte (the smallest addressable unit) for addressing or for operating.

Related terms

• trit

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

tryte (present tense tryt, past tense traut, supine trote, past participle troten, present participle trytande, imperative tryt)

1. Alternative form of tryta