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A '''nybble''' is half a byte, or four [[Bit|bits]]. Bytes are normally represented by a two-digit hexadecimal number (00 to FF). A nybble is one of those digits (0 to F).
Half a byte, or four [[Bit|bits]]. Bytes are normally represented by a two-digit hexadecimal number (00 to FF). A nybble is one of those digits (0 to F).
 
  
 
Nybbles are also used to show a single [[pixel]] in the graphics of [[Sega Genesis|Megadrive]] games.
 
Nybbles are also used to show a single [[pixel]] in the graphics of [[Sega Genesis|Megadrive]] games.
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Revision as of 01:11, 18 November 2006

A nybble is half a byte, or four bits. Bytes are normally represented by a two-digit hexadecimal number (00 to FF). A nybble is one of those digits (0 to F).

Nybbles are also used to show a single pixel in the graphics of Megadrive games.