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You're confusing a byte (8 bits) with a C `char` (the smallest addressable unit of memory that's at least 8 bits). Usually the smallest addressable unit regardl
by SAI_Peregrinus 4y ago
You're confusing a byte (8 bits) with a C `char` (the smallest addressable unit of memory that's at least 8 bits). Usually the smallest addressable unit regardless of size is a "word", some early machines had 6-bit words.
- int_19h 4y agoA unit that is consistently 8 bits is properly an "octet", as found in many RFCs. Bytes can and do (or rather did) have any number of bits in them.