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Re^4: Help me decipher code containing map functionby Anonymous Monk |
on May 21, 2017 at 14:07 UTC ( [id://1190800]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
The octet term is commonly used in networking, RFC's, etc. It designates an 8-bit unit. A byte is generally 8 bits, too, although some historical computers had 9-bit bytes (and 36-bit words). There might be some uses for wide character definition today as well, as there are architectures where memory is word-addressable. I suppose the writers of standards and documentation prefer not to get sidetracked with moot issues in terminology, hence the unambiguous "octet".
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