Interesting. I was trying to understand the difference between an octet and a byte. Both mean the same thing essentially (8-bits). However, octet is used to remove any ambiguity.
The byte, is typically used to describe storage units that vary in sizes. Octet, is common in telecommunications and networking contexts.
So, the difference between octet and byte is mostly in the usage and context. They both refer to eight bits, but octet is more specific and unambiguous than byte.
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"content": "Interesting. I was trying to understand the difference between an octet and a byte. Both mean the same thing essentially (8-bits). However, octet is used to remove any ambiguity.\n\nThe byte, is typically used to describe storage units that vary in sizes. Octet, is common in telecommunications and networking contexts.\n\nSo, the difference between octet and byte is mostly in the usage and context. They both refer to eight bits, but octet is more specific and unambiguous than byte.",
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