octet

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From Latin octo, eight.

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Singular
octet

Plural
octets

octet (plural octets)

  1. A group or set of eight of something.
  2. (music) A group of eight musicians performing together.
    An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".
  3. (music) A composition for such a group of musicians.
  4. (computing) A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
  5. (computing) (rare) A byte of three bits.

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byte of eight bits See byte

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octet m (plural octets)

  1. byte (of eight bits)

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