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• quad: n. 1. Two bits; syn. for {quarter}, {crumb}, {tayste}.
  2. A four-pack of anything (compare {hex}, sense 2)....
• ayste: /tayst/ n. Two bits; also as {taste}. Syn.
  {crumb}, {quarter}. Compare {{byte}}, {dynner}, {playte}, {nybble}, {quad}....
• ayste /tayst/ n. Two bits; also as taste. Syn. crumb, quarter. See nybble.
• ybble /nib'l/ (alt. `nibble') n. [from v. `nibble' by analogy with `bite' =&g
  `byte'] Four bits; one hex digit; a half-byte. Though `byte' is now techspeak, this useful relative is still jargon....
• hex n. 1. Short for hexadecimal, base 16. 2. A 6-pack of anything (compare quad, sense 2).
  Neither usage has anything to do with magic or black art, though the pun is appreciated and occasionally used by hackers....
• hex: n. 1. Short for {{hexadecimal}}, base 16. 2. A 6-pack of anything (compare {quad}, sense 2).
  Neither usage has anything to do with {magic} or {black art}, though the pun is appreciated and occasionally used by hackers....
• quarter n. Two bits. This in turn comes from the `pieces of eight' famed in pirate movies -- Spanish silver crowns that could be broken into eight pie-slice-shaped `bits' to make change.
  Early in American history the Spanish coin was considered equal to a dollar, so each of these `bits' was considered worth 12....
• quarter: n. Two bits. This in turn comes from the `pieces of eight' famed in pirate movies --- Spanish silver crowns that could be broken into eight pie-slice-shaped `bits' to make change.
  Early in American history the Spanish coin was considered equal to a dollar, so each of these `bits' was considered worth 12....
• crumb: n. Two binary digits; a {quad}. Larger than a {bit}, smaller than a {nybble}.
  Considered silly. Syn. {tayste}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...