A bit is a symbol used for communication or, equivalently, a unit of information storage on a computer. A bit is also used as a unit of information.
Bit or BIT may also refer to:
Tools and engineering Drill bit, for drilling holes Screwdriver bit Tool bit, for lathe turning Bit key, a key with a distinct part that engages the locking mechanism. The shape described by the bitting. Bit (horse), part of horse tack placed in the mouth The cutting edge of an axe The heated part of a soldering iron
Arts and entertainment Unit of action or bit, in acting Bit part, a minor role Bit (comedy), material from a standup comedian's repertoire Bit, in the list of Tron characters Bit (film), a 2019 vampire film
Organisations Behavioural Insights Team, a social engineering organization Bit Corporation, a video game company Bipolar Integrated Technology, a former American semiconductor company BIT Teatergarasjen, Norwegian theatre and dance company Bright Ideas Trust, British social enterprise
Education Bearys Institute of Technology, a private technical co-educational college, Mangalore, India Bangalore Institute of Technology, an institution of higher learning in India Beijing Institute of Technology, a university in China Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, an engineering institute in Ranchi, India Birla Institute of Technology, Patna, an engineering institute in Patna, India BIT International College, formerly the Bohol Institute of Technology or BIT, in Bohol, Philippines BIT Sathy or Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, India Bhilai Institute of Technology – Durg, in Central India Bangladesh International Tutorial- A school in Dhaka
Science and technology Built-in test, in electronics BIT (alternative information centre), a communal information service which derived its name from the smallest unit of computer information Benzisothiazolinone, a biocide BIT Numerical Mathematics a journal of mathematics Binary indexed tree, a data structure .bit, the former file extension for .mp3 before 1995
Other uses BiT City agglomeration in Poland, Bydgoszcz–Toruń metropolitan area Bit people, an ethnic group in Laos Bit language, spoken by the Bit people Bit (money) Bachelor of Information Technology, a degree Bilateral investment treaty Bit or Bitburger, the beer of the Bitburger brewery Bit, magazine for owners of home computers published by Ultrasoft Beijing Institute of Technology F.C., an association football club in China BIT, the National Rail station code for Bicester Village railway station, Oxford, England Bittern railway station, Melbourne
See also
BITS (disambiguation) Bitts, paired vertical posts used to secure a ship's mooring lines, ropes, hawsers, or cables Bitten (disambiguation)