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  1. adjective Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components; twofold.
  2. adjective Of or relating to a system of numeration having 2 as its base.
  3. adjective Chemistry Consisting of or containing only molecules consisting of two kinds of atoms.
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  • If the binary is a fairly large one, it could take several days NOTE: When an original operating-system distributed file is the target, the attacker may or may not have to go through this process. —  Maximum Security -- Ch 11 -- Trojans
  • It can be compiled as a standalone binary, which is able to communicate by a 2-way pipe or by a TCP / UDP port. —  GnomeFiles.org
  • Every bit of content will be stored as a binary, and the database files and transaction logs will grow rapidly. —  SearchWinIT: News on enterprise Windows platforms and applications
  • Our only goal is to get an idea how the Nehalem and Shanghai architectures compare when running a "LINPACK" alike binary which is optimized to run on all machines. —  DailyTech News Feed
  • When the Xeon 5500 will materialize, LINPACK performance will probably be higher as the binary is built for the "Penryn / Harpertown" family. —  DailyTech News Feed
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  1. Middle English binarie, from Late Latin bīnārius, from Latin bīnī, two by two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin binarius, consisting of two things, from bini, plural (rarely singular binus), two by two, two, from bis, double: see bi-. Cf. between.
 

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