In Lewis structures the goal is to make almost all atoms have an octet This means that they will have access to 8 electrons regularly, even if they do have to share some of them
a musical composition written for eight performers eight people considered as a unit a set of eight similar things considered as a unit eight performers or singers who perform together
An octet is eight (8) bits In networking, the term "octet" is often used (rather than "byte") since some machine architectures employ bytes that are not 8 bits long
The Internet's own term for eight bits or a byte Some computer systems attached to the Internet have used a byte with more than eight bits, hence the need for this term
rule A scientific law stating that all atoms, except those of hydrogen and helium, require eight electrons in the outermost energy level to maintain chemical stability