- Bit (disambiguation)
The term bit (or bitt) may mean:
*bit, a small amount of material
*bit, past tense and past participle ofbite
*Bit , the basic unit of information storage, a single binary digit that is either 0 or 1
* Any of several relatively small pieces of metal or other hard material fitted to a larger tool for drilling or shaping material, or manipulating small parts or fasteners. They are often interchangeable for different desired sizes and shapes.
**Drill bit , fitted to a rotary drill and used to drill holes
**Screwdriver bit, used to fasten screws
**Tool bit , a high speed steel tool used for turning work in lathes
* In education, the acronym BIT may refer to:
**Bachelor of Information Technology
**Bangalore Institute of Technology , an institution of higher learning in India
**Beijing Institute of Technology , a university in China
**Birla Institute of Technology , an engineering institute in India
**UNSW Business Information Technology , an Informations Systems & Technology degree atUNSW
*Bit (horse) , a piece of metal (or similar synthetic substance) placed in the mouth of ahorse , connected to reins and abridle to allow a rider to direct the animal.
*Bit (money) , a unit of money in various currencies
* TheBit people
* TheBit language
* Bit, an excerpt of material from astandup comedian 's repertoire
* Bitt, a nautical term for two posts and a crossbar on a ship's bow*
Bilateral Investment Treaty , when referred to by its acronym
* Bits, a remote-controlled space weapon in the fictional Universal Century Technology of the "Mobile Suit Gundam" anime metaseries
*BIT (journal) , a scientific journal in the area of numerical mathematics
*BIT programming language , an esoteric programming language
* Built-In Test, an automated system used for fault detection (usually on start-up) in electronic devices
* an acronym for "business information technology"
*Bit (character) , the geometric shape repesenting a binary digit in the movieTron (film)
* BIT, short name for TheBureau of Inverse Technology , an information agency serving the Information Age.
*Bit (content company) , for the Israeli new media provider
* Babes in Toyland, an American grunge band
*Bit Corporation , a Taiwanese video game company
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