byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte, exabyte, zetabyte, yottabyte...

[woodly6]

byte me

 

[Danman]

<< byte me >>



lol!

 

[MustPost]

<<Actually, it's nybble with a 'y' in keeping with the byte. Those funny geeks. I once heard a dude tell me that 2-bits were ALSO referred to occasionally as a "Shave and a haircut.">>

Really, ive read it to be nibble with an n.

 

[Jzero]

<< <<Actually, it's nybble with a 'y' in keeping with the byte. Those funny geeks. I once heard a dude tell me that 2-bits were ALSO referred to occasionally as a "Shave and a haircut.">>

Really, ive read it to be nibble with an n. >>



Entry from The Jargon File/Hackers' Dictionary
We're both right:


<< The more mundane spelling "nibble" is also commonly used. Apparently the `nybble' spelling is uncommon in Commonwealth Hackish, as British orthography would suggest the pronunciation /ni:'bl/. >>

 

[MustPost]

doh, meant with 'i'.

 

[Jzero]

<< doh, meant with 'i'. >>



LOL....I didn't even notice....and I knew exactly what you meant, too.