wyde

English

Etymology 1

From wide, respelled analogously to byte from bite.

Noun

wyde (plural wydes)

1. (computing) Two-byte unsigned data, mainly used for a Unicode character.
   • 2007, Yannis Haralambous, Fonts & Encodings, page 64:

     We would then take a surrogate pair consisting of two wydes: the first from the high area, the second from the low area.

Translations

two-byte unsigned data

• French: seizet (fr)

Etymology 2

Adjective

wyde (comparative wyder, superlative wydest)

1. Obsolete spelling of wide

Anagrams

• dewy, wyed

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wyd

Adjective

wyde

1. wide