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Vinony

non-binary

adjective

  1. not binary
  2. outside or beyond the gender binary; not exclusively male or female
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /nɔnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ / /nɔnˈbaɪ.nɚ.i/

adj

Etymology: From non- + binary.

  1. Not binary.

    “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.”

    “The most common type of encoder is one that converts a nonbinary number system into an equivalent binary system.”

  2. Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.

    “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.”

    “[T]he most commonly used non-binary pronouns are the singular “they/their/theirs”.”

noun

Etymology: From non- + binary.

  1. Something which is not a binary; a computer file that is not readable text.

    “Please don't post non-binaries into alt.binaries.doom. Pretty please.”

  2. A non-binary (genderqueer) person.

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:non-binary.”