nybble

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Punningly from nibble (“a small bite”), with the i changed to y by analogy with byte, as if that word had been formed in the same way from bite.

Noun

nybble (plural nybbles)

  1. (computing) Half of a byte, i.e. four bits

Synonyms
  • hex digit
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