Sometimes seen on octave selector switches on oscillators. It refers to the length of an organ pipe. Shorter pipes = higher pitches; 8’ is typically associated with middle C. A pipe or setting half as long (4’) is one octave higher; a pipe or setting twice as long (16’) is one octave lower.
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