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		croemer 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We'd be better off with 9-bit bytes > Though you still see RFCs use "octet" Author seems to be unaware that octet is etymologically linked to 8.

eurleif 5 months ago [–]

I understand the author's point to be that, if RFC writers understood "byte" to imply eight bits, they wouldn't go out of their way to use the word "octet" instead when referring to eight bits.

croemer 5 months ago | [–]

Ah indeed that's it, my misunderstanding!

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