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==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: something made of or based on [[two]] [[things]] or parts: as in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_star binary star] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system binary number system].

*1: something made of or based on [[two]] [[things]] or parts: as in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_star binary star] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system binary number system].

==Description==

==Description==

A '''binary''' code is a way of [[representing]] [[text]] or [[computer]] processor instructions by the use of the binary number system's two-binary digits 0 and 1. This is accomplished by assigning a bit string to each particular [[symbol]] or instruction. For example, a binary string of eight binary digits (bits) can [[represent]] any of 256 possible [[values]] and can therefore [[correspond]] to a variety of different [[symbols]], letters or instructions.

A '''binary''' code is a way of [[representing]] [[text]] or [[computer]] processor instructions by the use of the binary number system's two-binary digits 0 and 1. This is accomplished by assigning a bit string to each particular [[symbol]] or instruction. For example, a binary string of eight binary digits (bits) can [[represent]] any of 256 possible [[values]] and can therefore [[correspond]] to a variety of different [[symbols]], letters or instructions.

In computing and telecommunication, binary codes are used for any of a variety of [[methods]] of encoding [[data]], such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_string character strings], into bit strings. Those [[methods]] may be fixed-width or variable-width. In a fixed-width binary code, each letter, digit, or other character, is represented by a bit string of the same length; that bit string, [[interpreted]] as a binary number, is usually displayed in code tables in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octal octal], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal decimal] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal hexadecimal] notation. There are many character sets and many character encodings for them.

In computing and telecommunication, binary codes are used for any of a variety of [[methods]] of encoding [[data]], such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_string character strings], into bit strings. Those [[methods]] may be fixed-width or variable-width. In a fixed-width binary code, each letter, digit, or other character, is represented by a bit string of the same length; that bit string, [[interpreted]] as a binary number, is usually displayed in code tables in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octal octal], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal decimal] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal hexadecimal] notation. There are many character sets and many character encodings for them.

A bit string, interpreted as a binary number, can be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system#Decimal translated into a decimal number]. For example, the lowercase "a" as represented by the bit string 01100001, can also be represented as the decimal number 97.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_code]

A bit string, interpreted as a binary number, can be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system#Decimal translated into a decimal number]. For example, the lowercase "a" as represented by the bit string 01100001, can also be represented as the decimal number 97.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_code]

[[Category: Computer Science]]

[[Category: Computer Science]]