Bit

Bit

A bit (a contraction of binary digit) is the basic capacity of information in computing and telecommunications; a bit can have the value of either 1 or 0 (one or zero) only. These attributes may be implemented, in a variety of systems, by means of a two state device.

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    University degrees are a bit like adultery: you may not want to get involved with that sort of thing, but you don’t want to be thought incapable.
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