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Nybble (Noun)

Meaning

A small byte.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Examples

  • The system stored each nybble of data in a designated location.
  • Each character on the keyboard was encoded using 4-bit nybbles.
  • Computers used a nybble to store individual hex characters in a lookup table.
  • They began reading in data a nybble at a time from the hard drive.
  • Microprocessors divided an 8-bit byte into two nybbles to make them more manageable.

Synonyms

  • Nibble
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