Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 8-bit. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 8-bit, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 8-bit in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 8-bit you have here. The definition of the word 8-bit will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of8-bit, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
The Commodore 64, a popular 8-bithome computer of the 1980s.
(computing, of a word size, or an integer) Represented using units of 8 bits (1 byte)
2007, Nick Collins, Julio d'Escriván, The Cambridge companion to electronic music, page 189:
I started creating 8-bit music around 2002 when I picked up nanoloop
(computer graphics,music) Originating from or resembling the art or music of the 8-bit computer era.
2008 January 1, Karen Collins, Game Sound: An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Video Game Music and Sound Design, MIT Press, →ISBN:
Typically far more complex than the songs of the 8-bit games, songs in Amiga games had a highly varied structure, but usually followed the same basic principles seen in the 8-bit games (shorter loops with fewer distinct sections for battle music, and longer loops with more distinct sections for in-game music).
2008 November 12, Brett Camper, “Retro Reflexivity: La-Mulana”, in Bernard Perron, Mark J.P. Wolf, editors, The Video Game Theory Reader 2, Routledge, →ISBN:
Much of La-Mulana's 8-bit aesthetic is tied to its self-imposed graphical limitations. To start, the native resolution of 256 × 192 pixels is (as we would expect) much less than that of contemporary standards
(computer graphics,music, by extension,proscribed) Originating from or resembling the art or music of the 8-bit computer era and subsequent eras.
