Phrase Hound found 193 phrases and 206 compound words that contain bit. The most common are listed below. Open bit in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 193
- little bitA small amount
- a little bitTo a very small extent or degree.
- quite a bitconsiderably
- bit by bitA small amount at a time.
- drill bitA twist drill.
- bit playerAn actor who has a minor role in a production.
- two-bitCosting 25 cents.
- bit rateAlternative form of bitrate: The frequency at which bits (binary digits) pass a given physical or metaphorical point, measured in bps (bits per second).
- bit partA minor role, generally not assigned a name.
- behind the bitEvading the bit.
- Bit set
- Bit Torrent
- above a bitgreatly, very much
- bit depthThe number of bits (binary digits) used to represent the colour of a single pixel.
- bit ratesplural of bit rate: The frequency at which bits (binary digits) pass a given physical or metaphorical point, measured in bps (bits per second).
- most significant bitThe bit that represents the largest fraction of a value, its position depending on the endianness of the system.
- wait-a-bitAny of certain plants with sharp hooked thorns found in southern and eastern Africa.
- least significant bitThe bit (binary digit) that represents the smallest fraction of a value, its position depending on the endianness of the system.
- bit mapDated form of bitmap: A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.
- bit partsplural of bit part: A minor role, generally not assigned a name.
- bit timeThe amount of time it takes for one bit to be ejected from a network interface card operating at a predefined standard speed.
- high bitThe most significant bit in the binary representation of a number, sometimes used to record the sign of the number.
- sign bitThe bit in the representation of a number indicating whether it is negative or positive; applicable to both twos complement and signed magnitude representations.
- bit bucketA container for holding chad (“small punched-out pieces of paper”) from paper tape or punch cards used with teleprinters, early computers, and other machines.
- bit rolebit part
Compound words 206
- bitmapA series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.
- bitrateThe frequency at which bits (binary digits) pass a given physical or metaphorical point, measured in bps (bits per second).
- bittenpast participle of bite: To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- bittorrentAlternative letter-case form of BitTorrent.
- qubitA quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit.
- bitstreamA stream of bits (binary digits).
- bitmaskA pattern of bits indicating which bits in a second pattern are to be modified.
- terabitOne trillion (10¹², or 1,000,000,000,000) bits or 1,000 gigabits.
- bitfieldA sequence of bits (binary digits) which can be toggled individually as flags.
- kilobitOne thousand (10³, or 1,000) bits.