Look up: octet

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   octet
   [n] - eight performers or singers who perform together 2. [n] - a set of eight similar things considered as a unit 3. [n] - eight people considered as a unit 4. [n] - a musical composition written for eight performers
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   octet
   A standards-world term for a byte. Byte, meaning 8 bit chunk of data, was (is?) an IBM specific term.
   Found on http://www.flying-boat.co.uk/glossary/
   
   
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   Octet
   A group of eight performers - or any piece written for that combination of instruments.
   Found on http://www.cbso.co.uk/?page=concerts/glo
   
   
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   Octet
   A set of eight valence electrons. See also: Valence Electrons.
   Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour
   
   
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   octet
   A set of eight valence electrons.
   Found on http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese
   
   
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   Octet
   A stable group of eight electrons in the outer shell of an atom.
   Found on http://www.chemicalglossary.net/definiti
   
   
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   octet
   In Lewis structures the goal is to make almost all atoms have an octet. This means that they will have access to 8 electrons regularly, even if they do have to share some of them.
   Found on http://www.shodor.org/UNChem/glossary.ht
   
   
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   octet
   (jargon, networking) Eight bits. This term is used in networking, in preference to byte, because some systems use the term 'byte' for things that are not 8 bits long. (1995-03-03)
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   Octet
   Oc·tet' noun [ From Latin octo eight, like English duet , from Latin duo . See Octave .] (Mus.) A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/9
   
   
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    octet
    octette noun a musical composition written for eight performers
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    octet
    octette noun eight people considered as a unit
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    Octet
    An `octet` is a group consisting of eight (8) elements. It has several specific meanings: * Octet (music), a musical ensemble consisting of eight instruments. * Octet (computing), a group of 8 bits, often referred to as a byte. Often used in networks and RFC request for Comment pages by the IETF Internet Engineering Task Force. * Octet rule, a simple chemical theory that states that atoms tend to combine so they each have eight valence electrons...
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    Octet
    • (n.) A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
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    octet
    in chemistry, the eight-electron arrangement in the outer electron shell of the noble-gas atoms. This structure is held responsible for the relative ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/5
    
    
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    octet
    Series of eight lines with a fixed rhyme scheme, as in the sonnet.
    Found on http://www.menrath-online.de/glossaryeng
    
    
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    octet
    
    1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
    2. eight performers or singers who perform together
    3. a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
    4. eight people considered as a unit
    5. a musical composition written for eight performers
    
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    octet
    a unit of quantity equal to 8. The name comes from the Latin numeral octo.
    Found on http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictO.
    
    
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    octet
    a unit of information equal to 8 bits, used primarily in telecommunications. In most contexts, this is the same as a byte, but the byte can sometimes vary in size while the octet is always exactly 8 bits.
    Found on http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictO.
    
    
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    octet
    a group of eight binary digits, or eight signal elements representing binary digits, operated on as an entity
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/