[from `nickel', common name for the U.S. 5-cent coin] A {nybble} + 1;
5 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the
Intellivision games processor), a chip with 16-bit-wide RAM but
10-bit-wide ROM. See also {deckle}, and {nybble} for names of other
bit units.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {deckle}{nybble}]