noun
bit
BIHT
noun
1
A small piece or amount of something.
"Could I have a bit of that cake?"
"He waited a bit before answering."
2
The smallest unit of digital information, representing a 0 or a 1.
"The file is transferred as a stream of bits."
verb
1
Past tense of "bite".
"The dog bit the mailman."
How to Use Bit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small amount of something, or (in computing) the smallest unit of data.
Common pairings
a bit of
quite a bit
bit by bit
Word Forms
bitted past tense, bits plural, bits singular
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