octet

<jargon, networking>

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.

Last updated: 1995-03-03

Nearby terms:

OCP ♦ OCR ♦ OCS ♦ octal ♦ Octave ♦ octet ♦ octothorpe ♦ OCX ♦ OD390 ♦ ODA ♦ ODBC

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