The word "octet" is absolutely the kibibyte of "bits in a byte".
It’s the French word for “byte”. In France your computer has Ko/Mo/Go.
I can go along with that, mostly. When you say "octet", some old-timer with an IBM 650 can't go whining that kids these days can't even read his 7-bit emails.
It’s the French word for “byte”. In France your computer has Ko/Mo/Go.
I can go along with that, mostly. When you say "octet", some old-timer with an IBM 650 can't go whining that kids these days can't even read his 7-bit emails.