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

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

(n.)
A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.