These “multi-byte” languages have exponentially more characters than the 20-some letters and punctuation marks that such Indo-European languages like English, Spanish, French and German need. In fact, more than 47,000 characters are listed in the Chinese Kangxi dictionary (though “only” 3,000 — 4,000 are reportedly necessary for full literacy).
The effect on e-discovery is significant, considering the increased sophistication necessary for case evaluation. At the most basic level, computers “think” in ones and zeros, with a one or zero being a “bit.” Eight make a byte. There are 256 combinations of numbers you can create using a byte (two bits to the eighth power).
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