Octet - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Octet : (noun)
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary]
2: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn: octette]
3: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn: octette]
4: eight people considered as a unit [syn: octette, eightsome]
5: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn: octette]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Octet : \Oc*tet"\, n. [Based on L. octo eight, like E. duet, fr.L. duo. See Octave.] (Mus.) A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Octet :

Eight bits. This term is used in networking, in preference to byte, because some systems use the term "byte" for things that are not 8 bits long.

(1995-03-03)

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)