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419 words from maths, science, computers and English, each explained in a sentence or two. Pick a letter, or scroll down for all of them.

Words that start with B

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B

Backup Computers
An extra copy of your files kept safe in case the first copy is lost.
Bacteria Science
Tiny living things made of one cell. Some make us ill and many are helpful.
Bar graph Maths
A picture that uses bars of different heights or lengths to compare amounts.
Base of a triangle Maths
The side a triangle is thought of as standing on. The height is measured straight up from it.
Battery Science
A store of chemical energy that can push an electric current round a circuit.
Binary Computers
A way of writing numbers using only 0 and 1. Computers use it to store everything.
Biodiversity Science
The large number of different kinds of plants, animals and other living things in a place.
Biography English
A book about the life of a real person, written by someone else.
Bit Computers
The smallest piece of computer information, either a 0 or a 1.
Boiling point Science
The temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to gas. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.
Bookmark Computers
A saved link to a web page so you can find it again easily.
Browser Computers
A program for visiting websites, such as Chrome, Firefox or Safari.
Bug Computers
A mistake in a program that makes it do something wrong.
Byte Computers
A group of 8 bits. One byte can store one letter.

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