olemus
(1a) kahendkodeeritud andmeid või käske sisaldav fail vastandina tekstifailile, näiteks täitmisfail, pildifail, helifail, videofail
Wiktionary:
(computing) a computer file that is not a text file, consisting of data other than human-readable text
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_file
https://www.nayuki.io/page/what-are-binary-and-text-files
https://betterexplained.com/articles/a-little-diddy-about-binary-file-formats/
(1b) laias tähenduses: iga masinloetav, kuid mitte inimloetav
kahendsüsteemil põhinev fail
= non-human-readable computer file encoded in binary form