bit
- Guideline or reference source
- FDAGCSSDT Glossary of computer systems software development terminology
- Definition
- A contraction of the term binary digit. The bit is the basic unit of digital data. It may be in one of two states, logic 1 or logic 0. It may be thought of as a switch which is either on or off. Bits are usually combined into computer words of various sizes, such as the byte.
- Related Term
- binary
- megabyte
- terabyte
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