bit
noun [C] (COMPUTER) /bɪt/ specializedDefinition
› a unit of information in a computer that must be either 0 or 1: a 32-bit computer (= a computer that processes 32 bits of information at a time)Computer concepts
(Definition of bit noun (COMPUTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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