This is a measure for computer information - the internal value is the octet.
We decided against using the byte as the internal value because its
size is architecture-dependent, on DSPs for example a byte could be
16 bits instead of 8 as it is usually understood. The octet on the
other hand is always defined as eight bits.
This is a measure for computer information - the internal value is the octet.
We decided against using the byte as the internal value because its size is architecture-dependent, on DSPs for example a byte could be 16 bits instead of 8 as it is usually understood. The octet on the other hand is always defined as eight bits.