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by branciforte3241 on March 10th, 2007
Just to clarify: an "octet" is a collection of eight bits. A "byte" is a basic unit of addressable storage in a computer system and generally corresponds with the size of a single character, usually between six and nine bits. Basically, it is the number of bits stored between sucessive memory locations. In this modern day and age, virtually all computers have a byte size of eight bits (they all use octets). I also seem to remember there being a "nibble" or "nybble" which is half a byte.
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Yep, a nibble is a four-bit byte.
by Anonymous on March 11th, 2007