What means bit?

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* A bit is a unit of information storage on a computer.

* One of several tools:

o Drill bit

o Screwdriver bit

o Tool bit, used for turning work in lathes

* Bit (horse), an object placed in a horse's mouth

* Bit (key), the part of a key which engages the locking mechanism

* Bit (money), a unit of money

* Bit part, a minor acting role

* Bit people, an ethnic group in Laos

o Bit language, the language spoken by the Bit People

* Bit, material from a standup comedian's repertoire

* Bit Corporation, a video game company

* Bit (character), a character from the film Tron.

* A short term for the beer of the Bitburger brewery

* BIT (infoshop), a communal information service which derived its name from the smallest unit of computer information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_(disambiguation)

http://www.yourdictionary.com/bit

# a small piece, portion, or quantity

# a short time or distance

# (US & Canadian, informal) the value of an eighth of a dollar: spoken of only in units of two ⇒ "two bits"

# any small coin

# short for bit part

# (informal) way of behaving, esp one intended to create a particular impression ⇒ "she's doing the prima donna bit"

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/englis...

http://foldoc.org/bit

a bit : not a lot.

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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british...

http://dictionary.infoplease.com/bit

http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ASC/BIT.html