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C++ proposal: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte

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288 points Twirrim | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 22:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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throwaway889900 ◴[17 Oct 24 23:18 UTC] No.41874794[source]▶
But how many bytes are there in a word?
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wvenable ◴[17 Oct 24 23:27 UTC] No.41874838[source]▶
"Word" is an outdated concept we should try to get rid of.
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anigbrowl ◴[17 Oct 24 23:33 UTC] No.41874892[source]▶
You're right. To be consistent with bytes we should call it a snack.
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SCUSKU ◴[17 Oct 24 23:42 UTC] No.41874949[source]▶
Henceforth, it follows that a doublesnack is called a lunch. And a quadruplesnack a fourthmeal.
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tetron ◴[18 Oct 24 00:18 UTC] No.41875163[source]▶
There's only one right answer:

Nybble - 4 bits

Byte - 8 bits

Snyack - 16 bits

Lyunch - 32 bits

Dynner - 64 bits

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1. xigoi ◴[18 Oct 24 16:08 UTC] No.41880712[source]▶
This is incompatible with cultures where lunch is bigger than dinner.