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    Binary

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation 2 | noun | 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 3 | adjective | of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base 4 | adjective | consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)

    Pronunciation

    b'ahyneree (IPA: bˈaɪnɝi)

    Hyphenation

    bi-na-ry (6 letters | 3 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1460 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (565 years ago)

    Word origin

    Latin

    Word frequency history

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    binaries

    Synonyms

    binary star | double star | binary program

    Narrower terms

    Aldebaran | Algol | Alpha Centauri | Altair | Antares | Beta Orionis | Canicula | Dog Star | Epsilon Aurigae | Procyon | Rigel | Rigil | Rigil Kent | Sirius | Sothis | Vega (total: 16)

    Broader terms

    star | computer program | computer programme | program | programme (total: 5)

    Rhymes

    finery | refinery | winery (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    biliary | bindery | bleary | canary | Hilary | urinary (total: 6)

    Anagram

    brainy

    Phrases

    binary arithmetic operation | binary code | binary compound | binary digit | binary file | binary notation | binary number system | binary numeration system | binary operation | binary program | ... (total: 14)

    Translations

    Spanish: | binario (mathematics) French: | binaire (mathematics) Portuguese: | binário (mathematics) German: | binär (mathematics) Japanese: | 二値 (nouns) | 二進 (adjectival nouns)

    Other notable uses

    binary.com | binary.net | binary.org | binary.info | binary.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clue

    Like some stars (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    11 (International English) | 11 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ?24-6279

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