[Oberon] byte vs. octet.

[Bob Walkden]

It may be a national thing. Octet is French for byte. Pronouncing byte the French way gives you, in French, a rude word for a certain part of a gentleman’s trouser-related anatomy. Perhaps the Swiss and other French-speaking nations are a little embarrassed about it.

> On 26 Apr 2018, at 19:02, "peter at easthope.ca" <peter at easthope.ca> wrote:
> 
> Various computing related documents, including some Oberon documents 
> use "octet" rather than "byte".  Appears the terms are synonymous.  
> Use of octet in computing is newer than byte?  Is either  term better 
> or preferable?
> 
> Thanks,         ... Lyall E.
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