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What was the original distinction between bytes and octets? Byte = word vs octet = 8-bits, i.e. a byte is not necessarily 8-bits long?
by omginternets 11y ago
What was the original distinction between bytes and octets? Byte = word vs octet = 8-bits, i.e. a byte is not necessarily 8-bits long?
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y agoA byte is the smallest addressable unit. An octet is a unit of 8 bits, which is a common size for a byte.
- caf 11y agoA byte is the smallest individually-addressable unit.