Byte and Based

noun

• A sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information. .

verb

• Use as a basis for; found on.
  • usage: "base a claim on some observation"
  • synonyms: establish, base, ground, found
• Situate as a center of operations.
  • usage: "we will base this project in the new lab"
  • synonyms: base
• Use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes.
  • synonyms: free-base, base

adjective

• Having a base.
  • usage: "firmly based ice"
• Having a base of operations (often used as a combining form. )
  • usage: "a locally based business"; "an Atlanta-based company"; "carrier-based planes"

• (imp.&p.p.) of Base.
• (n.) Wearing or protected by, bases.
• (a.) Having a base or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based.