an alchemy of sound and image:

"Digital technologies have reduced all recording and playback media used in the reproduction of musical notes and visual marks to the same molecular properties: the bit. A single bit, short for 'binary digit', translates into a simple yes/no command, and is read by the computer in terms of 1 (positive, or on) and 0 (negative, or off). The bit is the smallest element of information that a computer processes. Combinations of two or more bits form a code that allows the computer to present information in ways that humans understand: text, image, and sound. Thus it seems a natural evolution to merge all three methods of communication."

-from 'Sonic Graphics, Seeing Sound', © Matt Woolman, 2000.


bi0na0ry (bh2nú-rT) adj.
1. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components; twofold.
2. Of or relating to a system of numeration having 2 as its base.
3. Chemistry. Consisting of or containing only molecules consisting of two kinds of atoms.
4. Of or employing two comparatively nontoxic chemicals that combine to produce a deadly poison.
5. Music. Having two sections or subjects.

in0put (n2pÜt1) n.
1. Something put into a system or expended in its operation to achieve output or a result, especially: a. Energy, work, or power used to drive a machine. b. Current, electromotive force, or power supplied to an electric circuit, network, or device. c. Computer Science. Information put into a communications system for transmission or into a computer system for processing. d. Computer Science. A position, terminal, or station at which input enters a system. e. Any of the items, including materials, equipment, and funds, required for production.
2.a. The act of putting in; infusion. b. An amount put in.
3. Usage Problem. a. Contribution of information or a comment or viewpoint. b. Information in general.

—in0put tr.v. in0put0ted or in0put, in0put0ting, in0puts. Computer Science.
To enter (data or a program) into a computer.

out0put (out2pÜt1) n.
1. The act or process of producing; production.
2.a. An amount produced or manufactured during a certain time. b. Intellectual or creative production.
3.a. The energy, power, or work produced by a system. b. Computer Science. The information produced by a computer from a specific input.

—out0put tr.v. out0put0ted or out0put, out0put0ting, out0puts.
To produce or manufacture (something) during a certain time.