stackyFACTSIn a rare moment of whimsy from the socially awkward pioneers of computer science, data got cute. Since eight bits make a 'byte' (bite), they naturally decided that four bits—half a byte—should be called a 'nybble' or 'nibble'. It's the only time computer architecture makes you think of a hamster eating a carrot.
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