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Four bits is a nibble and eight bits is a byte. Is there any formal or established nomenclature for a logical pairing of two bits?

Glenn Slayden
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No, there is not any formal or established nomenclature for two-bit entities. But a variety of terms do exist, some of which are listed in the Jargon File, which says:

...there have been quite a few analogical attempts to construct unambiguous terms for bit blocks of other sizes. All of these are strictly jargon, not techspeak, and not very common jargon at that.

Emphasis mine.

For a two-bit quantity, ibid. says:

2 bits:   crumb, quad, quarter, tayste, tydbit, morsel

Dúthomhas
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  • Do you start by saying "No" because you feel the 'Jargon File' you pointed out is in some way frivolous? Why do you seem to consider your answer not-definitive? – Glenn Slayden Jan 07 '18 at 02:28