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French word
bit
Pronunciation
IPA/bit/
Meaning
- masculine nounbit
Example
Dans un ordinateur, un bit peut être 0 ou 1.
In a computer, a bit can be 0 or 1.
More examples
La vitesse se mesure souvent en bits par seconde.
Speed is often measured in bits per second.
Core concept
A tiny binary switch holding either 0 or 1.
Common phrases
un bit
bit
un bit d'information
bit of information
bits par seconde
bits per second
Similar words
mégaoctet: A data unit of about one million bytes, often abbreviated as Mo.
gigaoctet: A data unit of about one billion bytes, often abbreviated as Go.
kilooctet: A data unit of about one thousand bytes, sometimes abbreviated as ko.
Definition in French
Un bit désigne l'unité élémentaire d'information en informatique, valant soit 0 soit 1 dans le système binaire.
Word origin
French bit is borrowed from English bit, a shortening of binary digit coined in computing in the 1940s.
Usage tips
- Bit is masculine in French, so the usual singular form is le bit and the plural is les bits.