octal

== English == === Etymology === From oct- +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒk.təl/ === Noun === octal (countable and uncountable, plural octals, abbreviation oct) (arithmetic, computing, uncountable) The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. (arithmetic, computing, countable) A digit or value in the octal number system. ==== Synonyms ==== (system): base 8, octonary (not used in computing) === Adjective === octal (not comparable) (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal. ==== Synonyms ==== base-8 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === base binary decimal hexadecimal === Anagrams === actol, lacto-, tlaco == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ukˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [okˈtal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === octal m or f (masculine and feminine plural octals) octal === Noun === octal m (plural octals) octal === Further reading === “octal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “octal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔk.tal/ === Adjective === octal (feminine octale, masculine plural octaux, feminine plural octales) octal === Further reading === “octal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: oc‧tal === Adjective === octal m or f (plural octais) octal ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “octal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French octale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /okˈtal/ === Adjective === octal m or n (feminine singular octală, masculine plural octali, feminine/neuter plural octale) octal ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “octal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɡˈtal/ [oɣ̞ˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: oc‧tal === Adjective === octal m or f (masculine and feminine plural octales) octal === Further reading === “octal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025