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      bit
      noun
      (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.
      A small amount of something.
      Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.
      (informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
      (slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.
      An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
      (slang) A gag or put-on; a humorous conceit, especially when insistently presented as true.
      Synonym of microbitcoin.
      A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
      Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.
      A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
      A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece.
      A replaceable tip for a hand tool or power tool, comprising the portion that drives a fastener.
      The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
      (in the plural, informal, sports) Fractions of a second.
      A portion of something.
      (MLE) A gun.
      (BDSM) A gag of a style similar to a bridle.
      The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.
      The cutting iron of a plane.
      (informal) A small fraction above a whole number.
      (information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
      (information theory) A unit of measure for information entropy.
      An Austroasiatic language spoken in China and Laos.
      Ellipsis of bit part. [(acting) A minor role, generally not assigned a name.]
      (UK politics) Acronym of Behavioural Insights Team.
      (dated, British) A coin of a specified value.
      (historical, US and Canada) A unit of currency worth one eighth of a dollar, originally of a Spanish dollar but later also US or Canadian; also, a coin with this value, in particular the silver Spanish real.
      (obsolete, US and Canada) A coin of a value similar but not equal to this, in particular the ‘short bit’, i.e. the ten-cent piece or dime.
      (historical) A unit of currency and coin of the British West Indies worth six black dogs, originally equal to one-eighth of a Spanish dollar but later increasingly debased to one tenth, one eleventh, one twelfth, etc.
      (historical) A unit of currency of the Dutch West Indies in the early 20th century, worth one fifth of a cent.
      verb
      (transitive) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
      adjective
      (chiefly in combination) Having been bitten.
      Synonyms for bit
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      Words related to bit
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