Octet (computing)
Unit of digital information
The octet is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that consists of eight bits. The term is often used when the term byte might be ambiguous, as the term byte has historically been used for storage units of a variety of sizes. The term octad(e) for eight bits is no longer common.
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Octet (computing)
Unit of digital information
The octet is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that consists of eight bits. The term is often used when the term byte might be ambiguous, as the term byte has historically been used for storage units of a variety of sizes. The term octad(e) for eight bits is no longer common.
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The octet is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that consists of eight bits. The term is often used when the term byte might be ambiguous, as the term byte has historically been used for storage units of a variety of sizes. The term octad(e) for eight bits is no longer common.
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