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Binary - In data processing, typically a data coding system based on combinations of two numbers. Binary can also mean a "yes/"no", on/off or any coding that consists of two alternatives. As a numerical notation, each position of a number is expressed as 0 or 1.

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binary - [computing] In computing, having only two states, such as yes or no, on or off, true or false, or 0 or 1.

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