Nybble

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of nibble (“unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits”). alt-of, alternative

    "I own several abaci and two books on how to use them, but they all have four counters below the bar and one counter above it. […] The bottom four counters of each abacus can be used to represent a "nybble," and the upper counter on each can be used for parity."

  2. 2
    a small byte wordnet

Etymology

From nibble (“small, quick bite”), with the i changed to y by analogy with byte.

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