bit

bit: Ⅰ.

bit [1] ► NOUN 1) a small piece or quantity. 2) (a bit) a short time or distance. 3) (also bit of fluff or stuff) informal a girl or young woman.

● a bit — Cf. ↑a bit

● bit by bit — Cf. ↑bit by bit

● bit on the side — Cf. ↑bit on the side

● do one's bit — Cf. ↑do one's bit

● to bits — Cf. ↑to bits

ORIGIN Old English, «bite, mouthful».

Ⅱ.

bit [3] ► NOUN 1) a metal mouthpiece attached to a bridle, used to control a horse. 2) a tool or piece for boring or drilling. 3) the part of a key that engages with the lock lever.

● get the bit between one's teeth — Cf. ↑get the bit between one's teeth

ORIGIN Old English, «biting, a bite».

Ⅲ.

bit [4] ► NOUN Computing ▪ a unit of information expressed as either a 0 or 1 in binary notation.

ORIGIN blend of BINARY(Cf. ↑binary) and DIGIT(Cf. ↑digit).

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Synonyms:

Mouthful, morsel, crumb, fragment, scrap, piece, small piece / Whit, tittle, jot, iota, particle, atom, grain, mite, ace, scintilla / Bridle-bit, mouth-piece / Boring-tool, borer / Coin (of small value), piece, Bridle, get the bits on

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BIT — (binary digit) Contraction de l’expression anglaise binary digit (chiffre binaire), le terme bit prend en informatique trois significations différentes. Puisqu’on se trouve ici dans un système de numération à base 2, deux symboles (habituellement … Encyclopédie Universelle
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BIT — index iota, minimum, part (portion), scintilla, segment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Bit — Bit, n. [OE. bite, AS. bita, fr. b[=i]tan to bite; akin to D. beet, G. bissen bit, morsel, Icel. biti. See {Bite}, v., and cf. {Bit} part of a bridle.] 1. A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bit — (Computers) [binary digit.] 1. the smallest unit of information, equivalent to a choice between two alternatives, as yes or no; on or off. [PJC] 2. (Computers) the physical representation of a bit of information in a computer memory or a data… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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