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bit -- Definition bit is an abbreviation for ``binary digit''. It is the basic unit of data processing. A bit can have a value of either zero or one. Bits can be concatenated to form bytes. A bit can be used either as a placeholder to construct a number with an absolute value, or as a flag whose value has a particular meaning under specially defined circumstances. In the former use, a string of bits builds an integer. In the latter use, a string of bits forms a map, in which each bit has a meaning other than its numeric value. See Also bit map, byte, nybble, Programming COHERENT, ANSI Standard, §1.6