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title: byte — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «byte» in the school dictionary: A unit of computer memory or data made of 8 bits (8 ones and zeros); one byte can store one letter like «A». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# byte

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**Who acts:** one byte, single letter, photo, tablet, kilobyte, game · **What happens:** make, store, take up, be, have, need · **To what, where:** data, one letter, One byte, 3 megabytes, 64 gigabytes, thousand bytes

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«byte» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [byte in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/byte.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A unit of computer memory or data made of 8 bits (8 ones and zeros); one byte can store one letter like «A».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:byte:m1:1
# text = A unit of computer memory or data made of 8 bits (8 ones and zeros); one byte can store one letter like «A».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	appos	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	zeros	zero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
19	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	byte	byte	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	store	store	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	appos	_	_
23	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	like	like	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | data *not said here* |  |  |  | of 8 bits | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **store** | can | one byte | one letter |  |  |  | like A | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One byte is made of eight bits.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:byte:x1:1
# text = One byte is made of eight bits.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	byte	byte	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | One byte |  |  |  | of eight bits | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A single letter takes up about one byte.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:byte:x2:1
# text = A single letter takes up about one byte.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	byte	byte	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take up** | present | a single letter |  |  |  |  | about one byte | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This photo is about 3 megabytes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:byte:x3:1
# text = This photo is about 3 megabytes.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	megabytes	megabyte	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this photo | 3 megabytes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My tablet has 64 gigabytes of storage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:byte:x4:1
# text = My tablet has 64 gigabytes of storage.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	64	64	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	gigabytes	gigabyte	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	storage	storage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My tablet | 64 gigabytes of storage |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gigabyte=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A kilobyte is about a thousand bytes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:byte:x5:1
# text = A kilobyte is about a thousand bytes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kilobyte	kilobyte	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	bytes	byte	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a kilobyte | thousand bytes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game needs a lot of bytes of memory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:byte:x6:1
# text = The game needs a lot of bytes of memory.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bytes	byte	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the game | a lot of bytes of memory |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We counted the bytes in our secret binary message.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:byte:x7:1
# text = We counted the bytes in our secret binary message.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bytes	byte	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
7	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	binary	binary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past | We | the bytes |  | our secret binary message |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent byte=Theme |

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