Octet

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›t

Alternative forms

• octett rare, octette

Origin

From Latin octo, eight.

Full definition of octet

Noun

1. A group or set of eight of something.
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
5. (computing, rare) A group of three bits, representing eight possible values.
• 2003, Nitesh Dhanjani, Linux and UNIX security portable referenceThis is done by breaking down each set of permissions (user, group, and other) to represent an octet.

Synonyms

• (group of eight): octuplet, ogdoad rare
• (computing: 8-bit byte): byte

Derived terms

• octet rule

Related terms

• octa-
• octuple