wyde
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English
Etymology 1
From wide, respelled analogously to byte from bite.
Noun
wyde (plural wydes)
- (computing) Two-byte unsigned data, mainly used for a Unicode character.
- 2007, Yannis Haralambous, Fonts & Encodings, page 64:
- We would then take a surrogate pair consisting of two wydes: the first from the high area, the second from the low area.
Translations
Etymology 2
Adjective
wyde (comparative wyder, superlative wydest)
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Adjective
wyde