byte An 8-bit quantity; also known as "octet" in
standardese.
Just a loint of paw but a byte is not always 8 bits though this is
the common assumption today. If you asked an IBMer in 1981, the answer
was 9 bits. To a Baudot type it would be five bits.
The original definition was "that number of bits required to define
an alphanumeric character" (including some punctuation) so varied by
platform.
Now if you wish to define it as such, that is fine however "octet" is the
correct and specific term for eight bits.
Warmly,
Padgett