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Chariot Posted 18 years ago
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another one bytes/bites the dust
What does the phrase mean? Are bytes and bites interchangeable? Thanks.
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Hi, What does the phrase mean? The idiom 'to bite the dust' means 'to fail completely', even sometimes 'to die'. Are bytes and bites interchangeable?
- Hi, What does the phrase mean?
- The idiom 'to bite the dust' means 'to fail completely', even sometimes 'to die'.
- Are bytes and bites interchangeable?
- No.
- 'Bytes' is a completely different computer term,as your dictionary will show.
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Hi,
What does the phrase mean? The idiom 'to bite the dust' means 'to fail completely', even sometimes 'to die'.
Are bytes and bites interchangeable? No. 'Bytes' is a completely different computer term,as your dictionary will show.
Coincidentally, a 'byte' is made up of 'bits'. However. the word 'bits' here i
What does the phrase mean? The idiom 'to bite the dust' means 'to fail completely', even sometimes 'to die'.
Are bytes and bites interchangeable? No. 'Bytes' is a completely different computer term,as your dictionary will show.
Coincidentally, a 'byte' is made up of 'bits'. However. the word 'bits' here i
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Thank you Clive.
In my book the phrase is "another one bytes the dust". The text tells the story of a marketing failure. I think in the phrase "byte" is a typo mistake.
I searched on google and yahoo and found the the phrase "another one bytes the dust". I can't figure out what it refers to. I'd like to hear people's opinions.
In my book the phrase is "another one bytes the dust". The text tells the story of a marketing failure. I think in the phrase "byte" is a typo mistake.
I searched on google and yahoo and found the the phrase "another one bytes the dust". I can't figure out what it refers to. I'd like to hear people's opinions.
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Hi,
Is there some kind of computer aspect too what is being said?
eg If a computer worker loses his job, it would be fairly witty to write, as a joke, 'Another one bytes the dust'.
If not, it's just a mistake.
Clive
Is there some kind of computer aspect too what is being said?
eg If a computer worker loses his job, it would be fairly witty to write, as a joke, 'Another one bytes the dust'.
If not, it's just a mistake.
Clive
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