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Everything about Nibble
Four-bit unit of binary data
In computing, a nibble, also spelled nybble to match byte, is a unit of information consisting of four bits, equivalent to one half of a byte or octet. The unit is alternatively called a nybl, half-byte or tetrad. In computer networking and telecommunications, the unit is also sometimes called a semi-octet, quadbit, or quartet. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: NibbleA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Design and analysis of all-optical nibble multiplexer with tri-stated outputs using micro-ring resonator structureInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Christopher's Bicycle (Christopher Nibble)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: To Nibble at Plant Resistance ProteinsCited 170 times
- Go sideways: Computer number formatA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Units of informationA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Verb To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
Verb To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
Verb To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip.
Verb To make (a hole in something) through small bites.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
To Nibble at Plant Resistance Proteins
Cells nibble one another via the under-appreciated process of trogocytosis
Sensory specific satiety and intake: The difference between nibble- and bar-size snacks
Identification of Protein Complexes Using Weighted PageRank-Nibble Algorithm and Core-Attachment Structure
Near-optimal, distributed edge colouring via the nibble method
General Differential Fault Attack on PRESENT and GIFT Cipher With Nibble
Going Beyond Hooked Participants: The Nibble-and-Drop Framework for Classifying Citizen Science Participation
NRC: A Nibble Remapping Coding Strategy for NAND Flash Reliability Extension
🆕 Influential since 2022
Design and analysis of all-optical nibble multiplexer with tri-stated outputs using micro-ring resonator structure
Nibble, cut, stomp and burn: Biodiversity effects of disturbances in fen grassland
Experimental nibble for computational chemists: On the construction and CO2 capture by different zeolite imidazole ester framework‐8 and ionic
Non-Profiled Partial Nibble Recovery on Power Attack Resilient Adiabatic PRESENT Block Cipher Through AI Vulnerability Assessment
SIRENA: SparsIty-REpetition aware Nibble-based hardware Accelerator for convolutional neural networks
📚 Books worth reading
Christopher's Bicycle (Christopher Nibble)Charlotte Middleton · 2001
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🔗 Related topics
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