hextet

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hextet

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Blend of hex- + octet.

noun hextets

A group of 16 bits, or four nibbles. Each of the eight blocks in an IPv6 network address is a hextet.
Similar: hexadectet, quibble

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@misc{hextet_2026,
  title = {hextet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hextet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}