Nibble : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Nibble	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Nibble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nibble n a small byte Synonym(s): nybble, nibble gentle biting v bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker" bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear" eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" Synonym(s): nibble, pick, piece
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nibble \Nib"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nibbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nibbling}.] [Cf. {Nip}.] To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits. Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nibble \Nib"ble\, v. t. To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait. Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he manifestly falls a-nibbling at one single passage. --Tillotson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nibble \Nib"ble\, n. A small or cautious bite.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
nibble /nib'l/ (US "nybble", by analogy with "bite" -> "byte") Half a {byte}. Since a byte is nearly always eight {bits}, a nibble is nearly always four bits (and can therefore be represented by one {hex} digit). Other size nibbles have existed, for example the {BBC Microcomputer} disk file system used eleven bit sector numbers which were described as one byte (eight bits) and a nibble (three bits). Compare {crumb}, {tayste}, {dynner}; see also {bit}, {nickle}, {deckle}. The spelling "nybble" is uncommon in {Commonwealth Hackish} as British orthography suggests the pronunciation /ni:'bl/. (1997-12-03)