Byte explicitly denotes a sequence of eight bits, eliminating the ambiguity of the byte. The term "byte" was coined by Werner Buchholz in June 1956, during the early design phase for the IBM Stretch computer, which had addressing to the bit and variable field length (VFL) instructions with a byte size encoded in the instruction. It is a deliberate respelling of "bite" to avoid accidental mutation to "bit". Another origin of "byte" for bit groups smaller than a machine's word size (and in particular groups of four bits) is on record by Louis G. Dooley, who claimed he coined the term
Byte (dinghy) Byte (dinghy) The Byte is a small one-design sailing dinghy sailed by one person. It was designed by Canadian Ian Bruce, who also commissioned and marketed the Laser. The Byte began as an inexpensive version of the Europe dinghy that could target sailors weighing between . The Byte is long, wide and roughly . The hull is composed of glass reinforced polyester and foam sandwich. The Byte is designed for sailors weighing although most sailors weighing should have no problems sailing this boat on a recreational basis. The Byte sail size is only making it the ideal boat for those