bit

Noun

bit (plural bits)

1. A piece of metal placed in a horse"s mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal.
2. A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to make holes.
3. An eighth of a dollar.

   A quarter is two bits.

4. (dated UK) A coin of a specified value.

   threepenny bit

5. A small piece of something.

   There were bits of paper all over the floor.

6. A portion of something

   I"d like a big bit of cake, please.

7. (slang) A prison sentence.
8. (computing) The smallest possible amount (quantum) of computer storage or information: a location or object capable of recording a single, binary 1/0 value. Eight bits make a byte which is a singal character.

Synonyms:

• (coin): coin, piece
• (small piece): morsel (of food), piece, scrap
• (portion): portion, share, segment
• (horse equipment): snaffle, pelham, kimberwicke

3 letters in word "bit": B I T.

No anagrams for bit found in this word list.

Words found within bit:

bi it ti

• Definitions:
• spot: a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" moment: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" piece: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte" morsel: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" snatch: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" act: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"
• A bit is a binary digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1. For example, the number 10010111 is 8 bits long. Binary digits are a basic unit of information storage and communication in digital computing and digital information theory. ...
• The word bit is a colloquial reference to a specific coin in various coinages throughout the world.
• A bit used in equestrian activities is a piece of metal or similar synthetic material that is placed in the mouth of a horse and allows a rider to control the animal. It is held on a horse's head by means of a bridle and has reins attached for use by the rider.
• Contraction of the term Binary digiT. The smallest unit of information a computer can process, representing one of two states (usually indicated by "1" or "0").
• a binary digit—the smallest unit of data in a digital system. A bit is a single 1 or 0. A group of bits, such as 8-bits or 16-bits, compose a byte.
• A bit is the smallest unit of data in a computer. A bit has a single binary value, either 0 or 1. In most computer systems, there are eight bits in a byte.
• A contraction of binary digit, a bit is the smallest unit of information that a computer can hold. Eight bits is equivalent to a byte. The speed at which bits are transmitted or bit rate is usually expressed as bits per second or bps.
• A single binary digit.
• The smallest unit of memory; a contraction from ´binary´ and ´digit´. Binary digits are 0 and 1, also known as ons and offs.
• Short for binary digit, the smallest unit of information on a machine. A single bit can hold only one of two values: 0 or 1. More meaningful information is obtained by combining consecutive bits into larger units. For example, a byte is composed of 8 consecutive bits.
• Binary digit. The smallest piece of data (a 1 or a 0) that a computer recognizes.
• Binary digit in the binary numbering system. Its value can be 0 or 1. In an 8-bit character scheme, it takes 8 bits to make a byte (character) of data.
• An expression used to describe a digital data stream of 10-bit width. A ten-bit digital word can have 1024 steps or values. Digitizing video at 10-bit resolution is acceptable for most broadcast specifications, as the 1024 recovered steps accurately represent the digitized signal. ...
• A binary digit, the smallest piece of information that a computer can hold. A bit is always one of two values, written as 1 or 0, corresponding to the on or off state of a digital switch or the high or low of electrical impulses. ...
• The smallest unit of information in a computer, either a zero or a one.
• Spanish pieces of eight were physically cut into eight pieces with each piece as one bit. The quarter dollar is sometimes referred to as two bits, so that an eighth of a dollar would be one bit or 12 and one-half cents.
• An abbreviation for a binary digit. The basic information unit within a computer. A bit can take on one of two values, normally represented by '0' and '1'. See also byte.
• A binary digit. The value 0 or 1 used in the binary numbering system. Also, the smallest form of data.
• Short for binary digit - the smallest unit of computer storage.
• A shortened form of the term "binary digit," the smallest unit of information that can be stored in a computer. One digit of binary information can be either a mark or a space.
• a binary digit. The smallest possible unit of information in a di ital code.
• (Binary DigIT)
• A binary digit. The unit of information that can take on one of two values, such as true or false or zero or one.
• (Binary digit) A bit is the smallest unit of information that a computer recognises - essentially a '1' or a '0'.
• The smallest possible unit of memory. A bit can store only two different values, a "0" or a "1". The term for a group of eight bits is called a byte.
• Binary digit - either a 0 or 1. A byte consists of 8 bits.
• the cutting or boring element used in drilling oil and gas wells. The bit consists of a cutting element and a circulating element. The cutting element is steel teeth, tungsten carbide buttons, industrial diamonds, or polycrystalline diamond compacts.
• The smallest size of piece of information can be, in terms of computing, is equal to 1 bit or 1b for short. Since computers are binary, bits "hold" two states of information so the size scales geometrically - ie 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and so on

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• → bitartrate
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