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[syn: Binary Digit]
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A "binary digit," the smallest unit of measurement having values of 0 or 1. Bits are used to record the size of a data file on a computer, the capacity per second of a network, and so on. One character is typically eight bits of data, which is expressed in a related unit of measurement, the byte.

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