bit
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Old English bita and bite - all from Proto-Germanic *biton, from Proto-Indo-European *bheid- (“‘to split’”).
[edit] Noun
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bit (plural bits)
- A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal.
- A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to make holes.
- An eighth of a dollar. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents.
- A quarter is two bits.
- (dated, British) A coin of a specified value.
- A threepenny bit.
- A small amount of something.
- There were bits of paper all over the floor.
- Does your leg still hurt? / Just a bit now.
- 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.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): A portion of something.
- I'd like a big bit of cake, please.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): (slang) A prison sentence.
- An excerpt of material from a stand-up comedian's repertoire.
[edit] Synonyms
- (coin): coin, piece
- (small piece): morsel (of food), piece, scrap
- (portion): portion, share, segment
- (horse equipment): snaffle, pelham, kimberwicke
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terms derived from bit (noun)
[edit] Translations
metal in horse's mouth
rotary cutting tool
coin — see coin
small piece
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portion
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[edit] Adverb
bit (not comparable)
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- 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
- 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.
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bit (plural bits)
- (mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
- (computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
- (information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
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terms derived from bit (noun)
[edit] Translations
binary digit
smallest unit of storage
datum that may take on one of exactly two values
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[edit] Croatian
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bit
- (gen.) essence.
[edit] Czech
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bit m.
- (computing) bit
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declension of bit
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | bit | bity |
| genitive | bitu | bitů |
| dative | bitu | bitům |
| accusative | bit | bity |
| vocative | bite | bity |
| locative | bitu | bitech |
| instrumental | bitem | bity |
[edit] Dutch
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bit n.
- bit (for a working animal)
- bit (rotary cutting tool)
- bit (binary digit)
- bit (unit of storage)
- bit (datum with two possible values)
[edit] Spanish
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bit m. (plural bits)
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- bit (binary digit)
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Etymology 1
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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
[edit] Etymology 2
From English bit < binary digit.
[edit] Noun
| Inflection for bit | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | bit | biten | bitar | bitarna |
| Genitive | bits | bitens | bitars | bitarnas |
bit
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bit
- Imperative of bita.
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[edit] Turkish
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bit
- end (imperative - see "bitmek")
[edit] Noun
bit
[edit] Declension
declension of bit
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| nominative | bit | bitler |
| accusative | biti | bitleri |
| dative | bite | bitlere |
| locative | bitte | bitlerde |
| ablative | bitten | bitlerden |
| genitive | bitin | bitlerin |
[edit] See also
- pire (flea)
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