octet
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
octet (plural octets)
- A group or set of eight of something.
- (music) A group of eight musicians performing together.
- An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".
- (music) A composition for such a group of musicians.
- (computing) A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
- (computing, rare) A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.
- 2003, Nitesh Dhanjani, Linux and UNIX security portable reference
- This is done by breaking down each set of permissions (user, group, and other) to represent an octet.
- 2003, Nitesh Dhanjani, Linux and UNIX security portable reference
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
group of eight
group of eight musicians performing together
composition for such a group
byte of eight bits — see byte
rare: byte of three bits
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔk.tɛ/
audio (file)
Synonyms
- o (abbreviation)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “octet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /okˈtet/
Synonyms
Further reading
- octet in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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