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[โ€“] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

๐Ÿค” what's a nibble then? ... oh, it's half a byte

[โ€“] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 7 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

I thought it was spelled 'nybble'?

[โ€“] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 9 points 20 hours ago

According to the article linked both are valid

[โ€“] bss03@infosec.pub 2 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, I've always used the "nybble" spelling for data instead of tooth activity. But, also I think more people just use "hex digit".

[โ€“] Zorque@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Depends on if its referring to hard drive storage or reality.

[โ€“] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 18 hours ago

Hard drive storage: 3.737965139 bits