bit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.2 Adverb 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Derived terms 1.4.1.2 Translations 2 Croatian 2.1 Noun 3 Czech 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Declension 4 Dutch 4.1 Noun 5 Spanish 5.1 Noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Etymology 1 6.1.1 Pronunciation 6.1.2 Noun 6.2 Etymology 2 6.2.1 Noun 6.3 Etymology 3 6.3.1 Verb 6.4 See also 7 Turkish 7.1 Verb 7.2 Noun 7.2.1 Declension 7.2.2 See also

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bĭt, IPA: /bɪt/, SAMPA: /bIt/
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  Rhymes: -ɪt

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English bita and bite - all from Proto-Germanic *biton, from Proto-Indo-European *bheid- (“‘to split’”).

[edit] 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. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents.

   A quarter is two bits.

4. (dated, British) A coin of a specified value.

   A threepenny bit.

5. A small amount of something.

   There were bits of paper all over the floor.

   Does your leg still hurt? / Just a bit now.

6. Specifically, a small amount of time.

   I'll be there in a bit, I need to take care of something first.

   He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.

7. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): A portion of something.

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

8. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): (slang) A prison sentence.
9. An excerpt of material from a stand-up comedian's repertoire.

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

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bit (not comparable)

1. To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a").

   That's a bit too sweet.

[edit] Etymology 2

See bite

[edit] Verb

bit

1. Simple past of bite.

   Your dog bit me!

[edit] Etymology 3

Coined by John Tukey in 1946 as an abbreviation of binary digit, probably influenced by connotations of “small portion”.[1][2] First used in print 1948 by Claude Shannon. Compare byte and nybble.

[edit] Noun

bit (plural bits)

1. (mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
2. (computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
3. (information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.

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bit

1. (gen.) essence.

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bit m.

1. (computing) bit

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bit n.

1. bit (for a working animal)
2. bit (rotary cutting tool)
3. bit (binary digit)
4. bit (unit of storage)
5. bit (datum with two possible values)

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bit m. (plural bits)

1. bit (binary digit)

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for bit	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bit	biten	bitar	bitarna
Genitive	bits	bitens	bitars	bitarnas

bit

1. bit (small piece)
2. bit (portion)

[edit] Etymology 2

From English bit < binary digit.

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Inflection for bit	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bit	biten	bitar	bitarna
Genitive	bits	bitens	bitars	bitarnas

bit

1. bit (binary digit)
2. bit (unit of storage)

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bit

1. Imperative of bita.

[edit] See also

• pusselbit
• sockerbit

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bit

1. end (imperative - see "bitmek")

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bit

1. louse

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• pire (flea)