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octet

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Octet  \Oc*tet"\,  n.  [From  L.  octo  eight  like  E.  duet,  fr.L. 
  duo.  See  {Octave}.]  (Mus.) 
  A  composition  for  eight  parts  usually  for  eight  solo 
  instruments  or  voices. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  octet 
  n  1:  the  cardinal  number  that  is  the  sum  of  seven  and  one  [syn:  {eight}, 
  {8},  {VIII},  {eighter},  {eighter  from  Decatur},  {octad}, 
  {ogdoad},  {octonary}] 
  2:  eight  performers  or  singers  who  perform  together  [syn:  {octette}] 
  3:  a  set  of  eight  similar  things  considered  as  a  unit  [syn:  {octette}] 
  4:  eight  people  considered  as  a  unit  [syn:  {octette},  {eightsome}] 
  5:  a  musical  composition  written  for  eight  performers  [syn:  {octette}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  octet 
 
    Eight  bits.  This  term  is  used  in 
  networking,  in  preference  to  {byte},  because  some  systems  use 
  the  term  byte"  for  things  that  are  not  8  bits  long. 
 
  (1995-03-03)




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