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quadlet

quadlet noun: a word consisting of four bytes.

Noun

quadlet (plural quadlets)

  1. A word consisting of four bytes.
    • The quadlets are time aligned for accuracy so that they may be loaded into the FIFO registers which are 32 bits wide and 64 quadlets deep.2000, Ian Robertson Sinclair, Practical electronics handbook, page 257
  2. A group of four similar or equal things, especially of rocket fuel injectors
    • The unlike-impinging quadlet has been used rather extensively in space-vehicle engines.1976, NASA, “2.1.1.1: Element Selection”, in Liquid Rocket Engine Injectors, page 14

Forms of quadlet

pluralquadlets

Origin of quadlet

From quad- + -let.

Questions about quadlet

What does quadlet mean?
Quadlet means a word consisting of four bytes.
What part of speech is quadlet?
Quadlet is a noun.
What is the plural of quadlet?
The plural of quadlet is quadlets.

Words near quadlet in the dictionary

  1. quadium
  2. quadjet
  3. quadjets
  4. quadkey
  5. quadkeys
  6. quadlet
  7. quadlets
  8. quadlike
  9. quadmire
  10. quadmires
  11. quadplay

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