Word of the Day:
octet
What It Means
A group or set of eight of something.
A group of eight musicians performing together.
A composition for such a group of musicians.
An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".
Octet in Context
“This is done by breaking down each set of permissions (user, group, and other) to represent an octet.”
Did You Know?
From oct- (“eight”) + -et.
Source and license
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