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Byte

Definitions:

  A sequence of eight bits.
Sources:
FIPS 197 [NIST FIPS 197-upd1]

  An integer from the set {0, 1, 2, …, 255}.
Sources:
FIPS 204 under byte

  A string of eight bits.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-106

  A sequence of 8 bits.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-38D

  A group of eight bits that is treated either as a single entity or as an array of eight individual bits.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-67 Rev. 2

  A bit string consisting of eight bits.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-56C Rev. 2