Dicts.info 

English dictionary

English word:    

binary

View results from:   Wordnet   |   Webster   |   Wiktionary   |   Easton



binary in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. 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
    "the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems"
    binary  binary program 
  2. a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
    binary star  binary  double star 
adjective
  1. of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base
    "a binary digit"
    binary 
  2. consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)
    "a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other"; "a binary compound"; "the binary number system has two as its base"
    binary 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University