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Meaning of bit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bit
      n 1: a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a
           bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my
           mind" [syn: {spot}, {bit}]
      2: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a
         bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {chip},
         {flake}, {fleck}, {scrap}]
      3: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo";
         "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: {moment},
         {mo}, {minute}, {second}, {bit}]
      4: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he
         had a bit of good luck" [syn: {piece}, {bit}]
      5: piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to
         control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed
         to a bit"
      6: a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit);
         the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable
         states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
      7: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left
         was a bit of bread" [syn: {morsel}, {bit}, {bite}]
      8: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"
         [syn: {snatch}, {bit}]
      9: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer
         program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had
         a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he
         ever did" [syn: {act}, {routine}, {number}, {turn}, {bit}]
      10: the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
      11: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded
          and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press;
          "he looked around for the right size bit"

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