octet

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Noun

octet (plural octets)

1. A group or set of eight of something.

   Synonyms: octad, octonary, ogdoad, octuplet, nundine

2. (music) A group of eight musicians performing together.

   An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".

3. (music) A composition for such a group of musicians.
4. (computing) A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o

   Synonyms: byte

5. (computing, rare) A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.

Related terms

• octa-
• octuple

Translations

• German: Oktett
• Portuguese: octeto
• Russian: восьмёрка
• Spanish: octeto

Translations

• German: Oktett
• Portuguese: octeto
• Russian: окте́т
• Spanish: octeto

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