Spanish Conversation · Level 36
75 words
Spanish word
bit
Pronunciation
IPA/bit/
Meaning
- masculine nounbit
Example
Mi teléfono almacena muchos bits.
My phone stores many bits.
More examples
La velocidad de descarga es de 50 bits por segundo.
The download speed is 50 bits per second.
Core concept
Tiny unit of digital information representing one binary choice (0 or 1).
Common phrases
velocidad de descarga en bits por segundo
download speed in bits per second
velocidad de subida en bits por segundo
upload speed in bits per second
Similar words
dato: Single piece of information handled as one unit for storage or processing.
información: Set of facts or data that together convey meaning or knowledge.
octeto: Block of eight bits forming a standard unit of digital data.
Definition in Spanish
Cantidad básica de información en sistemas digitales, que representa un dígito binario con valor 0 u 1.
Word origin
Borrowed from English as an abbreviation of binary digit, it enters computing vocabulary in the mid-20th century as the label for the single 0/1 information unit.
Usage tips
- Pronounced like English 'bit' and forming the regular plural bits, it is a technical masculine noun in Spanish and is not used colloquially to mean 'a little'.
Related words
- megabitmegabitnoun
- bitratebitratenoun
- kilobitkilobitnoun