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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

octet
    n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn:
         eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur,
         octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet]
    2: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn:
       octet, octette]
    3: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn:
       octet, octette]
    4: eight people considered as a unit [syn: octet, octette,
       eightsome]
    5: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn:
       octet, octette]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

octet \oc*tet"\, n. [From L. octo eight, like E. duet, fr.L.
   duo. See Octave.]
   1. (Mus.) A composition for eight parts, usually for eight
      solo instruments or voices.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A group of eight singers or eight musicians.
      [PJC]

3. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)

octet

    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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