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byte
subject			fact

byte	can use basic arithmetic operators +, -, *, / and %
	is a subtopic of Variables and Data Types
	is a kind of integer
	requires 8 bits
	see also Byte class
	should not be used for textual data which is to be exposed to the end user
integer	can be compared to a floating point value without casting
	has arithmetic operations +, -, *, /, %, &, ~, <<, <<<, >>, >>>, bitwise or, bitwise exclusive or, ++, --
value	if a value is assigned to a variable then the value must have the same type as the variable or the value must have a type that is a subtype of the variable's type
	has a format
	has a size in bytes