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31Bit (disambiguation) — The term bit (or bitt) may mean:*bit, a small amount of material *bit, past tense and past participle of bite * Bit, the basic unit of information storage, a single binary digit that is either 0 or 1 * Any of several relatively small pieces of… …
32BIT RATE — T&F In telecommunications and computing, bit rate (sometimes written bitrate, data rate or as a variable R) is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. The bit rate is quantified using the bits per second (bit/s or bps) …
33bit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bitt, from Old English bite act of biting; akin to Old English bītan bite Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the biting or cutting edge or part of a tool (2) a replaceable part of a compound tool that actually performs …
34bit — {{11}}bit (n.1) small piece, c.1200, from related O.E. words bite act of biting, and bita piece bitten off, are probably the source of the modern words meaning boring piece of a drill (1590s), mouthpiece of a horse s bridle (mid 14c.), and a… …
35bit — 1. Small coin. 2. a (little) bit A short while. Somewhat. 3. have a bit* Copulate. 4. See side. 5. bit part actor Actor with insignificant role. 6. bit steep, stiff or thick Rather excessive …
36short — [[t]ʃɔrt[/t]] adj. short•er, short•est, adv. n. v. 1) having little length; not long 2) having little height; not tall 3) extending or reaching only a little way: a short path[/ex] 4) brief in duration; not extensive in time 5) concise, as… …
37short — 1. adjective 1) a short piece of string Syn: small, little, tiny; informal teeny Ant: long 2) short people Syn: small, little, petite, tiny, diminu …
38bit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scrap, mite; slice, piece; tool, drill; curb; informal, routine. See part, littleness, speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A small quantity] Syn. piece, fragment, crumb, dot, particle, jot, trifle,… …
39short — 1. adjective 1) short people Syn: small, little, petite, tiny, diminutive, elfin; Scottish wee 2) a short report Syn: concise, brief, succinct, compact, pithy …
40short-handed — also shorthanded ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If a company, organization, or group is short handed, it does not have enough people to work on a particular job or for a particular purpose. We re actually a bit short handed at the moment. Syn: short… …
