octet

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin octo (“eight”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɒkˈtɛt/
    • Audio (RP)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt
English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: eight
    Ordinal: eighth
    Latinate ordinal: octonary
    Adverbial: eight times
    Multiplier: eightfold
    Latinate multiplier: octuple
    Distributive: octuply
    Collective: eightsome
    Multiuse collective: octuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: octad
    Greek collective prefix: octo-, octa-
    Latinate collective prefix: octo-
    Fractional: eighth
    Latinate fractional prefix: octant-
    Elemental: octuplet
    Greek prefix: ogdo-
    Number of musicians: octet
    Number of years: octennium

Noun

octet (plural octets)

  1. A group or set of eight of something.
    Synonyms: octad, octonary, (chiefly Greek and Egyptian contexts) ogdoad, (particularly babies) octuplet, (8-day week) 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
    Synonym: byte
  5. (computing, rare) A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.
    • 2003, Nitesh Dhanjani, Linux and UNIX security portable reference:
      This is done by breaking down each set of permissions (user, group, and other) to represent an octet.

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Derived terms

Translations
byte of eight bits — see byte

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French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔk.tɛ/
  • audio(file)

Noun

octet m (plural octets)

  1. (computing) byte (of eight bits), octet
    Synonym: (abbreviation) o

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Further reading

Romanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /okˈtet/

Noun

octet m (plural octeți)

  1. (computing) byte (of eight bits)

Declension
Declension of octet
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) octet octetul (niște) octeți octeții
genitive/dative (unui) octet octetului (unor) octeți octeților
vocative octetule octeților

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