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88 words
German word
Bit
Pronunciation
IPA/bɪt/
Meaning
- neuter nounbit
Example
Die Datei besteht aus 1024 Bits.
The file consists of 1024 bits.
More examples
Er analysierte die Datei Bit für Bit.
He analyzed the file bit by bit.
Core concept
One small working piece in a larger system, holding a single binary choice in data or providing the working end of a driver.
Common phrases
Bit für Bit
bit by bit
niederwertiges Bit
least significant bit
Similar words
Byte: A unit of digital information equal to eight bits.
Kilobit: A unit of digital information equal to about 1,000 bits.
Kilobyte: A unit of digital information equal to about 1,000 bytes.
Bitrate: The amount of data transmitted in bits per unit of time.
Definition in German
Ein Bit bezeichnet in der Informatik eine binäre Informationseinheit, die nur zwei Werte annehmen kann und damit einfache Entscheidungen oder Zustände kodiert.
Word origin
The computing term comes from English bit, shortened from binary digit, and German also adopted Bit for the English tool term for an interchangeable screwdriver tip.
Usage tips
- In technical computing, Bit takes the neuter article das, and its plural is Bits.
Other meanings
- screwdriver bitnoun
Related words
- Bitfolgebit sequencenoun
- Bitwertbit valuenoun