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Meaning of 8-bit | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
ˌeɪtˈbɪt

Definitions

  1. Of a word size or an integer, represented using units of 8 bits (1 byte).
    not-comparable
  2. Originating from or resembling the art or music of the 8-bit computer era.
    not-comparable
  3. Originating from or resembling the art or music of the 8-bit computer era and subsequent eras.
    broadly, not-comparable, proscribed

Equivalents

Čeština osmibitový
Polski ośmiobitowy

Examples

“I started creating 8-bit music around 2002 when I picked up nanoloop[…]”
“Typically far more complex than the songs of the 8-bit games, songs in Amiga games had a highly varied structure, but usually followed the same basic principles seen in the 8-bit games (shorter loops with fewer distinct sections for battle music, and longer loops with more distinct sections for in-game music).”
“Much of La-Mulana's 8-bit aesthetic is tied to its self-imposed graphical limitations. To start, the native resolution of 256 × 192 pixels is (as we would expect) much less than that of contemporary standards[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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