octette

n 1: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn: {octet}]

2: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn: {octet}]

3: eight people considered as a unit [syn: {octet}, {eightsome}]

4: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn: {octet}]

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)