Byte vs. Octet: What's the Difference?
Byte and Octet Definitions
Byte
A unit of data equal to eight bits. Computer memory is often expressed in megabytes or gigabytes.
Octet
A composition for eight voices or eight instruments.
Byte
A set of bits constituting the smallest unit of addressable memory in a given computer, typically eight bits.
Octet
A group of eight singers or eight instrumentalists.
Byte
(computing) A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.
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Octet
A group of eight
"A train of heavy wagons rumbled north on the Winnipeg Trail, drawn by octets of oxen" (Garrison Keillor).
Byte
A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values.
The word “hello” fits into five bytes of ASCII code.
Octet
See octave.
Byte
A sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
Octet
A set of eight valence electrons in an atom or ion, forming a stable configuration.
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Octet
A group or set of eight of something.
Octet
(music) A group of eight musicians performing together.
An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".
Octet
(music) A composition for such a group of musicians.
Octet
(computing) A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
Octet
A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.
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Octet
A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
Octet
A group of eight singers or eight musicians.
Octet
The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
Octet
Eight performers or singers who perform together
Octet
A set of eight similar things considered as a unit
Octet
Eight people considered as a unit
Octet
A musical composition written for eight performers
