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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Byenounadvancement to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bye-Byenouna farewell remarkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bye-Electionnouna special election between regular electionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bylawnouna rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its membersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bynamenouna familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Bypass CapacitornounMWEa capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequenciesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bypass CondensernounMWEa capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequenciesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bypathnouna side road little traveled (as in the countryside)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Byplaynounincidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effectverifiedMay 18, 2026
Byrenouna barn for cowsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Byrnienouna long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Byroadnouna side road little traveled (as in the countryside)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Byssusnountuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surfaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bystandernouna nonparticipant spectatorverifiedMay 18, 2026
BytenounA fundamental unit of computer storage; the smallest addressable unit in a computer's architecture. Usually holds one character of information and usually means eight bits.DataMay 12, 2026
Bywaynouna side road little traveled, as in the countrysideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bywordnouna condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Byzantnouna gold coin of the Byzantine EmpireverifiedMay 18, 2026