Definition: | unit of amount of data, corresponding to one binary digit Note 1 to entry: The bit can be combined with SI prefixes, e.g. kilobit (kbit), or with binary prefixes, e.g. kibibit (Kibit). For binary multiples (powers of 2), the use of binary prefixes is recommended to avoid ambiguity. Note 2 to entry: The unit bit can be combined with other units, e.g. bit per second (bit/s).
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