Nibble

 

  1. Nibble
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        2. Smart Computing

     

    Our Definition

     

    A nibble is eight bits or half a byte. Nibbles and bytes are most easily read in hexadecimal systems where every byte is represented as two consecutive hexadecimal digits.  This is an easier way to read them than reading nibbles and bytes as binary numbers.

     

    Sources and Online Definitions

     

    Web-o-pedia

    " Half of an eight-bit byte - four bits. Nibbles are important in hexadecimal and BCD representations.

     

    The term is sometimes spelled nybble."

     

     

    Smart Computing

     

    "Four bits or half a byte."

     

     

     

     


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