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bits

/bɪts/

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A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.

Examples :

"A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth."

animal utensil vehicle

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A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.

Examples :

"He changed the drill bits to make a larger hole in the wooden board. "

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A coin of a specified value.

Examples :

"a threepenny bit"

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A ten-cent piece, dime.

Examples :

""I need to find two bits to pay for the newspaper from the vending machine." "

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A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.

Examples :

"A quarter is two bits."

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In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.

Examples :

""Back in the day, you could buy a loaf of bread for just a few bits in Texas." "

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A small amount of something.

Examples :

"Here are a few options, ordered from simplest to a little more complex: * I added bits of chocolate to the cookie dough. * He remembers only bits of his childhood. * She picked up bits of trash from the park. "

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Specifically, a small amount of time.

Examples :

"I read a few bits before bed each night, even if I'm tired. "

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(plural) Fractions of a second.

Examples :

"The 400 metres race was won in 47 seconds and bits."

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A portion of something.

Examples :

"I ate bits of my apple during class. "

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Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.

Examples :

"Am I bored? Not a bit of it!"

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A prison sentence, especially a short one.

Examples :

"He's been in and out of jail, mostly doing short bits for petty theft. "

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An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.

Examples :

"His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show."

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A small part or role, sometimes with spoken lines, in a theatrical performance.

Examples :

"She acted her bit in the opening scene."

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The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

Examples :

"The lock on my school locker had broken, and the locksmith had to replace the worn bits of the key. "

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The cutting iron of a plane.

Examples :

"The carpenter sharpened the plane's bits before starting the intricate woodworking project. "

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The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.

Examples :

"The blacksmith carefully hammered the bits of the axe, shaping them to a sharper angle for better cutting. "

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A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.

Examples :

"Computers store information as bits, which are tiny switches that are either on (1) or off (0). "

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The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.

Examples :

"A single character in a text message uses multiple bits of data. "

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Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.

Examples :

"permission bits in a file system"

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A unit of measure for information entropy.

Examples :

"The password's complexity, requiring a mix of upper and lowercase letters and numbers, increases its information entropy, adding more bits of unpredictability. "

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A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).

Examples :

""The faucet company accepted payment for the digital art piece in bits; it was a new way for them to test and experiment with cryptocurrency transactions, while minimizing risks associated with large and unstable fluctuations." "

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