binary

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. bin·ary [binary binaries] BrE [ˈbaɪnəri] NAmE [ˈbaɪnəri] adjective
1. (computing, mathematics)using only 0 and 1 as a system of numbers
•the binary system
•binary arithmetic
2. (technical)based on only two numbers; consisting of two parts
•binary code/numbers
compare ↑unary

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘duality, a pair’): from late Latin binarius, from bini ‘two together’.
 
▪ II. bin·ary noun uncountable
•The computer performs calculations in binary and converts the results to decimal.
Main entry: ↑binary_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  binary program, binary star, double star