Nybble
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a small byte wordnet
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From nibble (“small, quick bite”), with the i changed to y by analogy with byte.