eight bits

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Clusters of eight bits, forming the equivalent of a single letter in ordinary language, are called bytes.

From Time Magazine Archive

And Count Sykypri proudly drew forth eight bits of French gold from his pocket.

From The Reason Why by Glyn, Elinor

Bent, as usual, upon practising what I learned, I divided my sausage into eight bits, and ate one with each cake.

From When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood by Harland, Marion

A letter or character is made up of eight bits.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation

It takes eight bits to make up one letter or character.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation