octet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɒkˈtɛt/
Etymology
From oct- (“eight”) + -et.
Meanings
- A group or set of eight of something.
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A group of eight musicians performing together.
An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".
- A composition for such a group of musicians.
- A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
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(rare) A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.
This is done by breaking down each set of permissions (user, group, and other) to represent an octet.
2003, Nitesh Dhanjani, Linux and UNIX security portable reference:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| octett | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| octets | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| octette | alternative, rare | lexicographic |
Deriveds
octetonium · color-octet · octet rule
Hyponyms
Relateds
septet · solo · trio · nonet · quintet · sextet · quartet · octa- · octuple · duet
Synonyms
octonary · ogdoad · octad · octuplet · nundine · byte
Translations (34)
sv oktett (group of eight musicians performing together) · fr octuor (group of eight musicians performing together) · bg осмица (group of eight) · it ottetto (group of eight musicians performing together) · el οχτάδα (group of eight) · ca octet (composition for such a group) · el οκτάδα (group of eight) · ru окте́т (group of eight musicians performing together) · af oktet (group of eight musicians performing together) · es octeto (group of eight) · is átta bita bæti (rare: byte of three bits) · he שמיניה (group of eight musicians performing together) · ca octet (group of eight musicians performing together) · pt octeto (group of eight musicians performing together) · ru восьмёрка (group of eight) · pt octeto (group of eight) · es octeto (group of eight musicians performing together) · nb oktett (composition for such a group) · sl oktet (composition for such a group) · he שמיניה (group of eight) · io okteto (group of eight) · nb oktett (group of eight musicians performing together) · bg октет (group of eight musicians performing together) · pl oktet (group of eight musicians performing together) · is áttund (rare: byte of three bits) · rsk октет (group of eight musicians performing together) · sv oktett (composition for such a group) · da oktet (composition for such a group) · de Oktett (group of eight) · mi tokowaru (group of eight) · da oktet (group of eight musicians performing together) · de Oktett (group of eight musicians performing together) · ca octet (group of eight) · sl oktet (group of eight musicians performing together)