binary (adj.)

  1. of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base; a binary digit'

    binary (n.)

  1. a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

    [ Syn: binary star , double star ]

  2. a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system; the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems

    [ Syn: binary program ]

    binary (adj.)

  1. consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms); a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other; a binary compound; the binary number system has two as its base'

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