Nibble – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
nibble
v.
chew delicately; take small fast bites; bite gently and playfully
n.
small morsel of food; small quick bites; half of a byte, unit of information having four bits (Computers)
Nibble
In
computing, a
nibble (often
nybble or even
nyble to match the vowels of
byte) is a four-
bit aggregation, or half an
octet. It is also known as
half-byte or
tetrade. In a
networking or
telecommunication context, the nibble is often called a
semi-octet,
quadbit, or
quartet. A nibble has sixteen (2
4) possible values. A nibble can be represented by a single
hexadecimal digit and called a
hex digit.
nibble
Noun
1. a small byte
(synonym) nybble
(hypernym) computer memory unit
(part-holonym) byte
(derivation) pick, piece
2. gentle biting
(hypernym) bite, chomp
Verb
1. bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"
(hypernym) bite, seize with teeth
(derivation) nybble
2. bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"
(hypernym) bite, seize with teeth
3. eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
(synonym) pick, piece
(hypernym) eat
(derivation) nybble
nibble
v.
okusovat; uždibovat
n.
ždibec; kousíček
nibble
Czas.
ogryzać; skubać
Rzecz.
ogryzanie; skubanie
