tryte

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/tɹaɪt/

noun

The ternary equivalent of a byte.

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Meanings

nountryte (plural trytes)

plural trytes

  1. computingThe ternary equivalent of a byte.

    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.

    2011, John Impagliazzo, Perspectives on Soviet and Russian Computing

Origin

Blend of tri- + byte.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tryte

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Sounds the same

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APA

tryte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tryte

MLA

“tryte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tryte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tryte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tryte.

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