playte

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Playte \Playte\, n. (Naut.)
   See {Pleyt}.
   [1913 Webster]

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

playte
 /playt/

   16 bits, by analogy with {nybble} and {byte}. Usage: rare and
   extremely silly. See also {dynner} and {crumb}. General discussion of
   such terms is under {nybble}.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

playte

   <data, jargon> /playt/ 16 {bits}, by analogy with {byte}.
   Usage: rare and extremely silly.

   See also {dynner}, {crumb}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1997-12-03)

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