"hextet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hextets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hextet (plural hextets)
  1. (computing) A group of 16 bits, or four nibbles. Wikipedia link: hextet Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: hexadectet, quibble Related terms: octet

Inflected forms

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