8-bit Definition

adjective

(computing, of a word size, or an integer) Represented using 8 bits (1 byte)

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(computer graphics, music) Originating from or resembling art from the 8-bit computer game era.
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8-bit Sentence Examples

  • Most computers in the early to mid-90's used 8-bit color cards, which limited the colors available to 256 colors.

  • The NES ruled the market for this generation of video game systems (known as 8-bit game systems for the technology they used) and Nintendo followed up with the release of the Game Boy in 1988.

  • Integer A field described as Integer is a whole number which can be stored in four 8-bit bytes.

  • The 8-bit Home Computer joystick An analog joystick with a single fire button.

  • In the ATOM this is a 6502, a processor designed in 1975 and the best-selling 8-bit microprocessor in 1979.

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