This just in: Standard computing term "byte" has been redefined to refer to a group of 10 bits, rather than the previous 8. "The old standard was simply too confusing," say laypeople. The new term for referring to a group of 8 bits will henceforth be a "bibibyte." Industry insiders quoted as saying "WTF?!"
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This just in: Standard computing term "byte" has been redefined to refer to a group of 10 bits, rather than the previous 8. "The old standard was simply too confusing," say laypeople. The new term for referring to a group of 8 bits will henceforth be a "bibibyte." Industry insiders quoted as saying "WTF?!"
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