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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ 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)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he
           manifestly falls a-nibbling at one single passage.
                                                    --Tillotson.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  nibble \nib"ble\, n.
     1. A small or cautious bite.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: (Fig.) An expression of interest, often tentative,
        as at the beginning of a sale or negotiation process.
        [PJC]

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 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  nibble
       n 1: a small byte [syn: nybble]
       2: gentle biting
       v 1: bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"
       2: bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"
       3: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the
          sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she
          just nibbles" [syn: pick, piece]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nibble
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 τσιμπολογώ, δαγκώνω
     2 τρώω πρόχειρα κάτι λίγο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nibble
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt computing) (l en nibble) (gloss: half a byte)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Nibble
     German n.
     n (lb de computing) nibble (gloss: half a byte)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  nibble
     n.
     1 A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
     2 (lb en in the plural nibbles) Small snacks such as crisps/potato
  chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To eat with small, quick bites.
     alt.
     (lb en computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four
  bits.<ref>http://foldoc.org/nibble</ref>
     n.
     (lb en computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four
  bits.<ref>http://foldoc.org/nibble</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  nibble
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt computing) (l en nibble) (gloss: half a byte)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Nibble
     German n.
     n (lb de computing) nibble (gloss: half a byte)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  nibble
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt computing) (l en nibble) (gloss: half a byte)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Nibble
     German n.
     n (lb de computing) nibble (gloss: half a byte)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nibble
     Englanti n.
     1 nykäys
     2 puraisu, näykkäisy
     3 (yhteys arkikieli k=en) suupala, naposteltava; pieni välipala
     4 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=en) puolitavu
     Englanti vb.
     1 näykkiä, nykiä
     2 jyrsiä, nakertaa
     3 napostella, napsia
     4 (yhteys kuva k=en) tunnustella, osoittaa kiinnostusta

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nibble
     n.
     (tagg: data) enhet för digital information som utgörs av en grupp om
  4 bitar, d.v.s. en halv byte

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  nibble
     n.
     (tagg: data) enhet för digital information som utgörs av en grupp om
  4 bitar, d.v.s. en halv byte

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Nibble /nˈɪbəl/
  إقضم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  nibble //ˈnɪbəl// 
  хапка
  a small, quick bite taken with the front teeth

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  nibble //ˈnɪbəl// 
  гриза, отхапвам
  to eat with small bites

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  nibble /nˈɪbəl/
  okusovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  nibble /nˈɪbəl/
  hryzat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  nibble /nˈɪbəl/
  ohlodávat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  nibble /nˈɪbəl/ 
  deintio

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  nibble /nˈɪbəl/ 
  daintio