Octet

n. music for eight musicians; group of eight musicians

An octet is a group consisting of eight (8) elements. It has several specific meanings:Octet (music), a musical ensemble consisting of eight instruments.Octet (computing), a group of 8 bits, often referred to as a byte. Often used in networks and RFC request for Comment pages by the IETF Internet Engineering Task Force.Octet rule, a simple chemical theory that states that atoms tend to combine so they each have eight valence electrons.Another term for Contubernium, the smallest unit within a Roman legion, consisting of eight soldiers with two non-combatant "servants" (actually support troops) attached.Octet, as used by Buckminster Fuller, is a combination of the words Octahedron and Tetrahedron, the two Platonic solids that in Fuller's geometrical system filled all space, e.g., octet truss.In poetry, a stanza consisting of eight lines.
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Noun
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
(synonym) eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary
(hypernym) digit, figure
2. eight performers or singers who perform together
(synonym) octette
(hypernym) musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
3. a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
(synonym) octette
(hypernym) set
4. eight people considered as a unit
(synonym) octette, eightsome
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
5. a musical composition written for eight performers
(synonym) octette
(hypernym) musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music

n. byte, basic data unit comprised of 8 bits (Computers)

n. octet, group of eight musicians; music for eight musicians