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{{Short description|Encoding for data, using 0s and 1s}}
{{For|the binary form of computer software|Machine code}}
[[Image:Wikipedia in binary.gif|thumb|The word 'Wikipedia' represented in [[ASCII]] binary code, made up of
A '''binary code''' represents [[plain text|text]], [[instruction set|computer processor instructions]], or any other [[data]] using a two-symbol system. The two-symbol system used is often "0" and "1" from the [[binary number|binary number system]]. The binary code assigns a pattern of binary digits, also known as [[bit]]s, to each character, instruction, etc. For example, a binary [[string (computer science)|string]] of eight bits (which is also called a byte) can represent any of 256 possible values and can, therefore, represent a wide variety of different items.
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