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Binary may refer to:
Science and technology
Mathematics
Computing
Binary code , the representation of text and data using only the digits 1 and 0
Bit , or binary digit, the basic unit of information in computers
Binary file , composed of something other than human-readable text
Executable , a type of binary file that contains machine code for the computer to execute
Binary tree , a computer tree data structure in which each node has at most two children
Astronomy
Biology
Binary fission , the splitting of a single-celled organism into two daughter cells
Chemistry
Binary phase , a chemical compound containing two different chemical elements
Arts and entertainment
Marvel Comics
Binary, the name of two superheroines in the Marvel Universe
Music
Novel
Binary (novel) , a 1972 novel by Michael Crichton (writing as John Lange)
Binary, an evil organization in the novel
InterWorld
Other uses
Binary opposition , polar opposites, often ignoring the middle ground
Gender binary , the classification of sex and gender into two distinct and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine
See also
Topics referred to by the same term