bit
Definition
Binary digit. Represented by common (lower case) letter 'b,' a bit is the smallest unit of information (representing 0 or 1) a computer can hold in its memory, or a data communication device can transmit or receive. See also byte.
bit is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security, Data Management, Communications, & Networks and Information Science & Technology subjects.
bit appears in the definitions of the following terms:
bit length,
hub,
gigabit (Gb),
byte,
aerosol,
frame relay,
frame,
cost of cracking adjustment (COCA),
bit error rate (BER),
parity bit
and
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