Geomorphology is defined as the science of landforms with an emphasis on their origin, evolution, form, and distribution across the physical landscape. An understanding of geomorphology and its processes is therefore essential to the understanding of physical geography.
binary mode. (1) A mode of operation that deals with non-textual data. When a binary parameter is added to a command, it enables every type of data to be transferred or compared rather than just ASCII text. See ASCII. (2) A compiler mode that deals with file I/O. It allows programmers to manipulate data files at the byte level rather than at the field level.
A file stored in binary format. A binary file is computer -readable but not human-readable. All executable programs are stored in binary files, as are most numeric data files. In contrast, text files are stored in a form (usually ASCII) that is human-readable.