binary file

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   (computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte

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   computer science

Questions about binary file

What does binary file mean?

binary file means "(computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte".

Is binary file a common word?

binary file is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.