bits
Pronunciation:
/bɪts/noun
Definitions
A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
Example: A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
A coin of a specified value.
Example: a threepenny bit
A ten-cent piece, dime.
noun
Definitions
A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
Synonyms:bAny datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
Example: permission bits in a file system
A unit of measure for information entropy.