Bit

A binary digit, taking the value of either a zero or a one. It is thesmallest amount of information in a binary digital system.

The smallest amount of information in a binary digital system that can be used to represent 2 states of information such as YES or NO

A single numeric character. Each bit of a binary number can either be 0 or 1. An n-bit number is composed of exactly n numeric characters. An n-bit binary number can have 2n distinct values. For example, an 8-bit binary number has 28 = 256 distinct values, namely all the numbers between 00000000 (0 in decimal) and 11111111 (255 in decimal), inclusive. 8-bit quantization would discretely sample a signal and assign each sampling a value between 0 and 255, permitting 256 possible values.

A bit ( B inary dig IT ) is the smallest unit of computer data. A bit consists of either 0 or 1. There are eight bits in a byte.

A measurement of data. It is the smallest unit of data. A bit is either the "1" or "0" component of the binary code. A collection of bits is put together to form a byte.

Binary digit.

The smallest unit of information that a computer can store and process. A bit has two possible values, 0 or 1, which can be interpreted as YES/NO, TRUE/FALSE, or ON/OFF. See also byte.

A binary digit, which can take on two possible values: 0 and 1. Bits are the fundamental building block of both programs and data. Computers regularly move data around in multiples of eight-bit units (bytes for the sake of efficiency).

The smallest unit of information in a computer, with a value of either 0 or 1.

An integer in the range from 0 to 1, inclusive. The smallest possible unit of information storage. An eighth of a "byte" or of a dollar. (The term "Pieces of Eight" comes from being able to split the old Spanish dollar into 8 bits, each of which still counted for money. That's why a 25-cent piece today is still "two bits".)

Abbreviation for binary digit. 1. A character used to represent one of the two digits in the numeration system with a base of two, and only two, possible states of a physical entity or system. 2. In binary notation either of the characters 0 or 1. 3. A unit of information equal to one binary decision or the designation of one of two possible and equally likely states of anything used to store or convey information.