different between nibble vs bytes
nibble
English
Etymology 1
Probably of Dutch or Low German origin, perhaps from Middle Low German nibbelen (“to gnaw”), akin to modern Low German nibbeln (“to gnaw”) and Dutch nibbelen (“to nibble”), equivalent to nip +? -le (frequentative suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian nibje (“to nibble”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?b?l/
- Rhymes: -?b?l
Noun
nibble (plural nibbles)
- A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
- (in the plural, nibbles) Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.
Derived terms
- nibbly
Translations
Verb
nibble (third-person singular simple present nibbles, present participle nibbling, simple past and past participle nibbled)
- (transitive, intransitive) To eat with small, quick bites.
- (transitive) To bite lightly.
- (figuratively) To consume gradually.
- To find fault; to cavil.
Synonyms
- (eat delicately): piddle
Derived terms
- nibbler
Translations
Etymology 2
From nibble, punning on the homophony of byte and bite.
Alternative forms
- nybble
Noun
nibble (plural nibbles)
- (computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.
Translations
References
Portuguese
Etymology
From English nibble.
Noun
nibble m (plural nibbles)
- (computing) nibble (half a byte)
nibble From the web:
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- what nibbles to serve with champagne
- what nibbles go with gin
- what nibbles go with whiskey
- what nibbles to serve with mulled wine
- what nibbles go with red wine
- what nibbles go with wine
bytes
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?ts/
- Rhymes: -a?ts
- Homophones: bights, bites
Noun
bytes
- plural of byte
Anagrams
- Betsy, beyts, set by
Portuguese
Noun
bytes m pl
- plural of byte
Spanish
Noun
bytes m pl
- plural of byte
Swedish
Noun
bytes
- indefinite genitive singular of byte
- indefinite genitive plural of byte
Verb
bytes
- present tense passive of byta.
bytes From the web:
- what bytes are bigger
- what bytes are there
- what bytes in computer
- what bytes means
- what bytes in a gigabyte
- what bytes are in a megabyte
- what bytes is kb
- what bytes file
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