ission of binary signals. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
cd 
n., The changes to the form and/or content of a digital record that are limited and controlled by fixed rules, so that the same query, request or interaction always generates the same result. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
byte 
n.,
 A series of rules that governs the carrying out of a transaction. [Archives] 
n., Related activities, sequential or parallel, that have been systematically implemented to produce a specific service or prod