(same as an octet).
      (For this specification, a byte is exactly 8 bits, even on
      machines which store a character on a number of bits different
      from 8.) See below, for the numbering of bits within a byte.

   1.6. Changes from previous versions

      Version 3.1 was the first public release of this specification.
      In version 3.2, some terminology was changed and the Adler-32
      sample code was rewritten for clarity.  In version 3.3, the
      support for a preset dictionary was intr