The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Playte \Playte\, n. (Naut.)
   See Pleyt.
   [1913 Webster]

The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

playte
 /playt/

    16 bits, by analogy with nybble and byte. Usage: rare and extremely
    silly. See also dynner and crumb. General discussion of such terms is
    under nybble.


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

playte

    /playt/ 16 bits, by analogy with byte.
   Usage: rare and extremely silly.

   See also dynner, crumb.

   [Jargon File]

   (1997-12-03)