non-binary

Adjective

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. - 2002, Terry L. M. Bartelt, Digital Electronics: An Integrated Laboratory Approach, page 112:
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. - 2013, Kim Cook, “This thing called...
   • [T]he most commonly used non-binary pronouns are the singular “they/their/theirs”. - 2017, Jo Green, The Trans Partner Handbook: A Guide for When Your Partner Transitions, →ISBN:

   Antonyms: binary gender-binary

Noun

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. - 1994 June 7, "Zhar", Don't Post Non-Binaries In alt.binaries.doom, alt.games.doom, Usnet
2. A non-binary (genderqueer) person.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:non-binary.

   Synonyms: enby NB they/them

Wikipedia

Non-binary