tryte

English Edit

Etymology Edit

Blend of tri- +‎ byte

Pronunciation Edit

enPR: trīt, IPA^(key): /tɹaɪt/
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Rhymes: -aɪt

Noun Edit

tryte (plural trytes)

(computing) The ternary equivalent of a byte.
- 2011, John Impagliazzo, Perspectives on Soviet and Russian Computing:
  The Poliz-program did not consist of commands of different addresses; instead, it used short word logic of 6-trit trytes. As an element of a program, we defined a tryte (the smallest addressable unit) for addressing or for operating.

Related terms Edit

trit

Norwegian Nynorsk Edit

Verb Edit

tryte (present tense tryt, past tense traut, supine trote, past participle troten, present participle trytande, imperative tryt)

Alternative form of tryta