Definition of Octet. Meaning of Octet. Synonyms of Octet

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Definition of Octet

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

Meaning of Octet from wikipedia

- Look up octet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Octet may refer to: Octet (music), ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices, or composition...
- The octet rule is a chemical rule of thumb that reflects the theory that main-group elements tend to bond in such a way that each atom has eight electrons...
- 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...
- The violin octet is a family of stringed instruments developed in the 20th century primarily under the direction of the American luthier Carleen Hutchins...
- music, an octet is a musical ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices, or a musical composition written for such an ensemble. Octets in classical...
- single octet, in which bit 8 is 1, and bits 1–7 are 0. Then, two end-of-contents octets must terminate the content octets. The contents octets encode...
- The String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, MWV R 20, was written by the 16-year-old Felix Mendelssohn during the fall of 1825 and completed on October...
- half an octet. It is also known as half-byte or tetrade. In a networking or telecommunication context, the nibble is often called a semi-octet, quadbit...
- C1 U+0080 128 0302 0200 Padding Character PAD U+0081 129 0302 0201 High Octet Preset HOP U+0082 130 0302 0202 Break Permitted Here BPH U+0083 131 0302 0203...
- an octet and must be a decimal value between 0 and 255. Octets are separated by periods. An IPv4 address must contain three periods and four octets. The...