non-binary
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See also: nonbinary
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɑnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/, /ˌnɑnˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/
Adjective[edit]
non-binary (not comparable)
- Not binary.
- 1986, James O. Hicks, Information Systems in Business: An Introduction (page 201)
- Thus digital computers operate directly with digits either at the bit level, which is short for binary digit, or at the byte level where a nonbinary digit such as a decimal number or alphabetic character is represented.
- 2002, Terry L. M. Bartelt, Digital Electronics: An Integrated Laboratory Approach (page 112)
- The most common type of encoder is one that converts a nonbinary number system into an equivalent binary system.
- 1986, James O. Hicks, Information Systems in Business: An Introduction (page 201)
- (LGBT) Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.
- 2013, Kim Cook, "This thing called gender", Up Close and Personal, page 85:
- I'm expected to live in a world where […] forms have no or few options for non-binary people, where finding a GP who understands my non-binary needs and identity is a challenge.
- 2017, Jo Green, The Trans Partner Handbook: A Guide for When Your Partner Transitions (→ISBN):
- [T]he most commonly used non-binary pronouns are the singular “they/their/theirs”.
- 2013, Kim Cook, "This thing called gender", Up Close and Personal, page 85:
Synonyms[edit]
- (outside of the gender binary): genderqueer
- (outside of the gender binary): intergender
See also[edit]
Translations[edit]
not binary
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outside the gender binary — See also translations at genderqueer
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Noun[edit]
non-binary (plural non-binaries)
- (computing) Something which is not a binary; a computer file that is not readable text.
- 1994 June 7, "Zhar", Don't Post Non-Binaries In alt.binaries.doom, alt.games.doom, Usnet:
- Please don't post non-binaries into alt.binaries.doom. Pretty please.
- 1994 June 7, "Zhar", Don't Post Non-Binaries In alt.binaries.doom, alt.games.doom, Usnet:
- (informal) A genderqueer person.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:non-binary.
Usage notes[edit]
- See the usage note at transgender regarding the use of words of this type as nouns.
Synonyms[edit]
- (a genderqueer person): enby