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octal definition

oc·tal (äk′təl)

adjective

  1. of or based on the number eight
  2. designating an electronic tube base or its matching socket designed to hold eight equally spaced pins

Etymology: oct- + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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