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The term bit (or bitt) may mean:

• bit, a small amount of material
• bit, past tense and past participle of bite
• 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 at UNSW
• Bit (horse), a piece of metal (or similar synthetic substance) placed in the mouth of a horse, connected to reins and a bridle to allow a rider to direct the animal.
• Bit (money), a unit of money in various currencies
• The Bit people
• The Bit language
• Bit, an excerpt of material from a standup 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 movie Tron (film)
• BIT, short name for The Bureau 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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