Binary
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Binary basically means composed of two parts.
It may refer specifically to:
- Binary numeral system, a representation for numbers using only two digits.
- Binary file, a computer file that comprises a sequence of encoded numerical values rather than human-readable text, including an
- Executable file, a computer file containing machine code that can be executed by a specific operating system.
- Binary compound a chemical compound containing two different chemical elements
- Binary (chemical weapon), one that contains two capsules, each of which contains a chemical, that when combined with the contents of the other, will react to make a toxic agent.
- Binary (astronomy), a star system with two stars.
- Binary (novel), a 1972 novel by Michael Crichton (writing as John Lange).
- Binary (comics), a superheroine in the Marvel Universe.
- Binary form,a way of structuring a piece of music.