BITS

n. single basic unit of information (Computers)

n. small piece; small coin; drill; part of the bridle in a horses mouth

BITS or bits may refer to: Binary digitsDrill bitsThe pieces of a Spanish dollarBackground Intelligent Transfer Service, a file transfer protocolBirla Institute of Technology and Science, a technology school in India or Bucharest Yiddish Studio Theater, a theater in BucharestBITS was a British television program about computer and video games, hosted by Emily Booth, Aleks Krotoski and Emily Newton Dunn.Building Integrated Timing Supply, a standard for distributing a precision clock among telecommunications equipmentBritish Isles Traveller Support, a UK based organisation set-up to support the Traveller role-playing game.
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Noun
1. a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"
(synonym) spot
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
(synonym) chip, flake, fleck, scrap
(hypernym) fragment
(hyponym) matchwood
3. an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
(synonym) moment, minute, second
(hypernym) time
(hyponym) blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
4. an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
(synonym) piece
(hypernym) case, instance, example
5. piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
(hypernym) stable gear, saddlery, tack
(hyponym) bar bit
(part-holonym) bridle
6. a unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
(hypernym) unit of measurement, unit
(hyponym) parity bit, parity, check bit
(part-holonym) byte
7. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
(synonym) morsel, bite
(hypernym) taste, mouthful
(hyponym) chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad
8. a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"
(synonym) snatch
(hypernym) fragment
9. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
(synonym) act, routine, number, turn
(hypernym) performance, public presentation
(hyponym) show-stopper, showstopper, stopper
10. the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"
(hypernym) cutting implement
(hyponym) bur, burr
(part-holonym) drill
(part-meronym) shank

n. bit (Informal)

n. (Computers) bit, binary digit, single basic unit of information