binaries
Stars orbiting each other
Binaries are things that come in pairs or involve two parts.
In computing, binaries are executable files—compiled code ready to run, as opposed to source code: Download the binaries from the release page.
The term also refers to binary star systems, where two stars orbit each other.
In discussions of gender or politics, binaries are either/or frameworks that some argue oversimplify reality: rejecting the male-female binary.
Terms with contrary meanings
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- twofoldConsisting of two parts
bipartite · either-or · black-and-white · on-off · true-false · yes-no · all-or-nothing · mutually exclusive
Small amount or portion
- byteDigital information unit
- executableDirectly runnable program file
- compileCollect into unified whole
- machine codeCPU-executable binary instructions
assembly · bitwise · hexadecimal · linking · source code · runtime · instruction set · low-level
Traveling around another body
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
- companionOne who keeps company
- double starTwo stars orbiting together
- gravitationalRelating to mass-based attraction
spectroscopic · Sirius · accretion · Kepler · pulsar · white dwarf
Gender differs from assignment
- cisgenderBirth-sex-identified
- identityWho someone is
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- queerUnusual or non-normative
genderqueer · fluidity · assigned · transition · pronouns · heteronormative · inclusivity
opposites
Terms with contrary meanings
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
twofold · bipartite · either-or · black-and-white · on-off · true-false · yes-no · all-or-nothing · mutually exclusive · complementary
bit
Small amount or portion
- byteDigital information unit
- executableDirectly runnable program file
- compileCollect into unified whole
machine code · assembly · bitwise · hexadecimal · linking · source code · runtime · instruction set · low-level · compilation
orbiting
Traveling around another body
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
- companionOne who keeps company
- double starTwo stars orbiting together
gravitational · spectroscopic · Sirius · accretion · Kepler · pulsar · white dwarf
transgender
Gender differs from assignment
queer · genderqueer · fluidity · assigned · transition · pronouns · heteronormative · inclusivity
- programsprograms, program, software, applications, apps
- executablesprograms, exe, program, apps, application
- software buildscompilation, compiling, compiler, linker, linking
- UsenetUsenet, newsgroup, newsgroups, NNTP, post
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- modular designmodularity, modules, components, encapsulation, decoupling
binariesspectrums
Continuous variation scales
continuums · gradients · continua · scales · ranges
binariesmultiplicities
States of being manifold
pluralities · spectra · diversities · complexities · taxonomies
binariesunities
States of being whole
syntheses · wholes · integrations · dialectics · ambiguities