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Bit sets {byte}| can hold one binary-coded character or symbol, such as letters, numbers, and punctuation marks. Eight-bit bytes can code 2^8 = 256 different symbols. Bytes can have 8, 16, 32, or 64 bits. Eight-bit bytes can have two four-bit parts {nibble}. Nibbles code numbers from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal.

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