Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

binary file

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: bi-na-ry -file
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A computer file that is not a text file, consisting of data other than human-readable text.

noun

Synonym of executable.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Computing.

Inflected Forms

binary files (plural)

Synonyms

executable

Questions

What does binary file mean?: A computer file that is not a text file, consisting of data other than human-readable text.

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