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The term nibble originates from the fact that the term byte is a play on the English word bite. A nibble is a small bite, or half a bite. The term nybble parallels the spelling of byte, in representing 8 nibbles, in the same way a byte represents 8 bits.

In earlier times, when computer storage was at a premium, the practice of optimizing memory at the expense of faster processing was known as nibble byting or byte nibbling.

See also

• Binary numeral system

Nibbles is the name of a video game that is present on many modern mobile phones.

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NibbleIn computing, a nibble is 4 bits, or half an octet (an 8- bit byte). Being four bits, there are sixteen (24) possible values, so a nibble corresponds to a single hexadecimal digit (thus, it is often referred to as a " hex digit"). A full byte is represent Nibbles gameNibbles is a simple video game, a variant of Snake. Its object is to navigate a virtual snake (or worm) through an enclosed space, while consuming objects along the way. The objects vary from numbers to apples, according to the particular version of this NibblesNibbles can mean: #The plural of Nibble. The Nibbles game, a computer game. NibblerIn metalwork, a nibbler is a tool for cutting sheet metal. It operates by levering a cutting blade against a fixed die, with the sheet metal placed between. The blade is pivoted and shears the metal as it is forced against the die. Nibblers may be manual