Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: binary, binary_program, binary_star

'binary'

[binary_star.n.01] as in: a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

'binary'

[binary.n.02] as in: 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

Examples:
the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems

'binary'

[binary.a.01] as in: of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base

Examples:
a binary digit

'binary'

[binary.s.01] as in: consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)

Examples:
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

Origins

					binary (English)
└── binarius (Latin)
    └── bini (Latin)