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Octet" is the same as ________. "bit" "byte" either "bit" or "byte", depending on the context neither "bit" nor "byte"
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Octet" is the same as ________. "bit" "byte" either "bit" or "byte", depending on the context neither "bit" nor "byte"

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The prefix "oct" means eight, like an octagon. Eight bits -> one byte.
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