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The correct spelling is octets.

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noun

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The correct spelling is octets. A group or set of eight of something. For example: "An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday"."

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An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A group or set of eight of something.
  2. 2.A group of eight musicians performing together.
  3. 3.A composition for such a group of musicians.
  4. 4.A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
  5. 5.A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.

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