In technology[edit]

NATO signal flag for 8

 A byte is eight bits.[38]
 Many (mostly historic) computer architectures are eight-bit, among
them the Nintendo Entertainment System.
 Standard-8 and Super-8 are 8 mm film formats.[39]
 Video8, Hi8 and Digital8 are related 8 mm video formats.[40]
 On most phones, the 8 key is associated with the letters T, U,
and V, but on the BlackBerry Pearl it is the key for B and N.
 An eight may refer to an eight-cylinder engine or automobile.
[41]
 A V8 engine is an internal combustion engine with eight cylinders
configured in two banks (rows) of four forming a "V" when seen
from the end.
 A figure-eight knot (so named for its configuration) is a kind
of stopper knot.[42]
 The number eight written in parentheses is the code for the musical
note in Windows Live Messenger.
 In a seven-segment display, when an 8 is illuminated, all the
display bulbs are on.
In measurement[edit]

 The SI prefix for 10008 is yotta (Y), and for its reciprocal, yocto (y).
 In liquid measurement (United States customary units), there are
eight fluid ounces in a cup, eight pints in a gallon and
eight tablespoonfuls in a gill.[43]
 There are eight furlongs in a mile.[44]
 The clove, an old English unit of weight, was equal to eight pounds
when measuring cheese.[45]
 An eight may be an article of clothing of the eighth size.
 Force eight is the first wind strength attributed to a gale on
the Beaufort scale when announced on a Shipping Forecast.[46]