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What is an octate? Why would atoms want to complete their octate?

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What is an octate? Why would atoms want to complete their octate?

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When the outermost shell of an atom i.e., L, M or N are completely filled with 8 electrons in the shell, it is said an octate. Atoms would want to complete their octate because they want to become stable.

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