Meanings
plural octets · alternative rare octett · alternative rare octette
- entertainmentA group of eight musicians performing together.
An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".
- entertainmentA composition for such a group of musicians.
- rarecomputingA group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.
This is done by breaking down each set of permissions (user, group, and other) to represent an octet.
2003, Nitesh Dhanjani, Linux and UNIX security portable reference
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
nouneight performers or singers who perform together
nouna musical composition written for eight performers
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans oktet
- oktetgroup of eight musicians performing together
Bulgarian осмица, октет
- осмица (osmica)group of eight
- октет (oktet)group of eight musicians performing together
Catalan octet, octet
- octetgroup of eight
- octetgroup of eight musicians performing together
- octetcomposition for such a group
Danish oktet, oktet
- oktetgroup of eight musicians performing together
- oktetcomposition for such a group
French huitaine, octuor
- huitainegroup of eight
- octuorgroup of eight musicians performing together
German Oktett, Oktett
- Oktettgroup of eight
- Oktettgroup of eight musicians performing together
Greek οκτάδα, οχτάδα
- οκτάδα (oktáda)group of eight
- οχτάδα (ochtáda)group of eight
Hebrew שמיניה, שמיניה
- שמיניהgroup of eight
- שמיניהgroup of eight musicians performing together
Icelandic áttund, átta bita bæti
- áttundrare: byte of three bits
- átta bita bætirare: byte of three bits
Italian ottetto
- ottettogroup of eight musicians performing together
Māori tokowaru
- tokowarugroup of eight
Norwegian Bokmål oktett, oktett
- oktettgroup of eight musicians performing together
- oktettcomposition for such a group
Polish oktet
- oktetgroup of eight musicians performing together
Portuguese octeto, octeto
- octetogroup of eight
- octetogroup of eight musicians performing together
Russian восьмёрка, окте́т
- восьмёрка (vosʹmjórka)group of eight
- окте́т (oktét)group of eight musicians performing together
Spanish octeto, octeto
- octetogroup of eight
- octetogroup of eight musicians performing together
Swedish oktett, oktett
- oktettgroup of eight musicians performing together
- oktettcomposition for such a group
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with octet
Cite this entry
octet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octet
“octet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octet.
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