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A '''bit''' is the smallest, and fundamental, unit of information. A bit can have only two values, '0' or '1' (or 'true' or 'false').
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A '''bit''' is the smallest, and fundamental, unit of information. A bit can have only two values, '0' or '1' (or 'true' or 'false'). The standard abbreviation for 'bit' (e.g. in giving [[Dynamic RAM|DRAM]] [[integrated circuit|chip]] sizes) is 'b'.
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* [[byte]]
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Latest revision as of 18:28, 24 August 2021

A bit is the smallest, and fundamental, unit of information. A bit can have only two values, '0' or '1' (or 'true' or 'false'). The standard abbreviation for 'bit' (e.g. in giving DRAM chip sizes) is 'b'.

See also