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octets

octets is the plural of octet.

Meaning of octet

Noun

octet (plural octets)

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

Questions about octets

What is octets the plural of?
Octets is the plural of octet.

Words near octets in the dictionary

  1. octeracts
  2. octet
  3. octet rule
  4. octethyl
  5. octetonium
  6. octets
  7. octett
  8. octette
  9. octettes
  10. octetts
  11. OCTG

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