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Jnc: +cat

2018-12-16T16:23:32Z

+cat

Jnc: +almost :-)

2018-10-06T16:46:24Z

+almost :-)

Jnc: Expan formal def to include data

2018-06-19T19:46:23Z

Expan formal def to include data

Jnc: avoid redir

2017-09-21T19:38:09Z

avoid redir

Jnc: GIve formal and slang meanings

2017-08-08T02:04:07Z

GIve formal and slang meanings

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Formally, '''binary''' refers to the base-2 number system, which is used at the hardware level of all computers.

Informally, it is a short slang term for [[object code]], the low-level form of a computer program which the harware in the [[CPU]] can interpret directly.

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-Formally, '''binary''' refers to the base-2 number system, which is used at the hardware level of all computers. It can also refer to numbers or other data stored in this form.
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 Informally, it is a short slang term for [[object code]], the low-level form of a computer program which the hardware in the [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] can interpret directly.
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-Formally, '''binary''' refers to the base-2 number system, which is used at the hardware level of all computers.
+Formally, '''binary''' refers to the base-2 number system, which is used at the hardware level of all computers. It can also refer to numbers or other data stored in this form.
 Informally, it is a short slang term for [[object code]], the low-level form of a computer program which the hardware in the [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] can interpret directly.
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