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Octet

In computing, eight bits. An octet may be one byte; the terms are sometimes used interchangeably.
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The MAC address is commonly displayed using hexadecimal code with the six octets separated by colons or hyphens.
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The generalized perception of deja vu in the octet is employed by the speaker to explain his specific perception of deja vu in the company of his friend: "So friend, when first I looked upon your face / .
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7 GHz) and then display the ray symbols, the octets and then the actual information at the message level.
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13 micron SerDes core in pairs, triplets, or octets that can be combined in a very high channel-count chip.
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While the Packet Delivery Ratio reports the effectiveness in delivering IP packets to the destination, Data Delivery Ratio performs the same function, but measures the octets in the packets transferred across the network.
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