[OT] Why is it called string?

[JanC]

Jarek Zgoda <jzgoda at gazeta.usun.pl> schreef:

>>JZ> I remember that "byte" in French is expressed as "octet", even if
>>it has JZ> only 7 bits...
>> 
>> Are you sure. Several international organisations use the word
>> 'octet' in their official specifications, to make sure that an 8-bit
>> byte is meant. 
> 
> I cann't recall the machine I'm referring to (it was product of Bull),
> but I am sure that lecturer called 7 bit units as "octets". 

Most of the time, in French "octet(s)" is used like "byte(s)" in English.

On French sites you'll see "Ko", "Mo", etc. to indicate download-sizes.
Look here for an example:
<http://zdnet.fr/telecharger/windows/categorie/0,39021356,10010014r,00.htm>
(télécharger = to download)

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