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hextet

hextet noun: a group of 16 bits, or four nibbles.

Noun

hextet (plural hextets)

  1. A group of 16 bits, or four nibbles.
    • Each of the eight blocks in an IPv6 network address is a hextet.
    Synonyms:
    hexadectet, quibble

Synonyms of hextet

Forms of hextet

pluralhextets

Origin of hextet

Blend of hex- + octet.

Questions about hextet

What does hextet mean?
Hextet means a group of 16 bits, or four nibbles.
What part of speech is hextet?
Hextet is a noun.
What is the plural of hextet?
The plural of hextet is hextets.

Words near hextet in the dictionary

  1. hext
  2. Hextable
  3. hextaur
  4. Hexter
  5. Hexterian
  6. hextet
  7. hextetrahedral
  8. hextetrahedron
  9. hextets
  10. Hexthorpe
  11. hextillion

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