octoword etymology

English word octoword comes from English word, English octo- (Eight.)

Detailed word origin of octoword

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
word English (eng) (intransitive, archaic) To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse.. (transitive) To ply or overpower with words.. (transitive) To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).. (transitive, obsolete) To flatter with words, to cajole.. (transitive, rare) To conjure with a word. (computer science) A finite string that is not a command or operator. [from 20th [...]
octo- English (eng) Eight.
octoword English (eng) (computing) A numerical value of eight times the magnitude of a word, typically 128 bits.

Words with the same origin as octoword

Descendants of octo-
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