binaries

noun

a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system

a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

adjective

consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)

of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base

Roots

binibin- · Latin · two by two, twofold arius-ar · Latin · pertaining to es-ies · English · plural

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