binary code

noun

, Computers.

1. a system of representing letters, numbers, or other characters, using binary notation.

binary code

noun

1. computing the representation of each one of a set of numbers, letters, etc, as a unique sequence of bits, as in ASCII

Example Sentences

A final burst of laser pulses nudges each ion to either fluoresce or not—a flash of binary code that detectors read out as the computation’s solution.

From Science Magazine

This binary code is the foundation of all classic computing processes.

From Science Daily

They're the reason you see an actual picture at the top of this webpage, rather than just an incomprehensible scramble of space data and binary code.

From Salon

Magnetic switching can be used in computation, the same way a transistor switches between open and closed to represent 0s and 1s in binary code, or in computer memory, where switching enables data storage.

From Science Daily

A kind of binary code made up of just two symbols.

From Scientific American