noun
- A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation.
- synonyms: binary star, double star
- A pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system.
- usage: "the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems"
- synonyms: binary program
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base.
- usage: "a binary digit"
- Consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms. )
- usage: "a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other"; "a binary compound"; "the binary number system has two as its base"
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