'Binary' means ''composed of two parts or two pieces''.
Binary may also refer to:
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Binary option, also known as digital option OR all-or-nothing option
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Binary numeral system, a representation for numbers using only two digits (usually, 0 and 1)
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Binary function, a function in mathematics that takes two arguments
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Binary data, composed of something other than human-readable text
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Executable file, a "binary", containing machine code for the computer to execute
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Binary compound, a chemical compound containing two different chemical elements
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Binary explosive, an explosive made of two components that become explosive when mixed
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Binary (chemical weapon), containing two chemicals that when combined make a toxic agent
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Binary fission, the splitting of a single-celled organism into two daughter cells
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Binary star, a star system with two stars in it
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Binary planet, two planetary bodies of comparable mass orbiting each other
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Binary asteroid, two asteroids orbiting each other
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Binary (novel), a 1972 novel by Michael Crichton (writing as John Lange)
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Binary (comics), a superheroine in the Marvel Universe
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Binary form, a way of structuring a piece of music
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Binary bet, a bet on a proposition which is quoted as a spread bet
See also
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Binary prefix, indicating magnitude multipliers in a base-two number system (e.g., kilo-, kibi-, etc.)
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Binary tree, a computer tree data structure in which each node has at most two children
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Binary-coded decimal, a method for encoding for decimal digits in binary sequences
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Finger binary, a system for counting in binary numbers on the fingers of human hands