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{{also|Bit|B.I.T.|-bit-|bít|bịt|bɨt}}
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==English==
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===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|bĭt}}, {{IPA|en|/bɪt/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-bit.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪt|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-}}
From {{inh|en|enm|bitte}}, {{m|enm|bite}}, from {{inh|en|ang|bita|t=bit; fragment; morsel}} and {{m|ang|bite|t=a bite; cut}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*bitô}} and {{m|gem-pro|*bitiz}}; both from {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-|t=to split}}. More at {{l|en|bite}}.

{{rel-top|cognates}}
Cognate with {{cog|fy|bit}}, {{cog|stq|Bit}}, {{cog|nl|bit}}, {{cog|nds-de|Beet}}, {{m|nds-de|Biet}}, {{cog|de|Biss}} and {{m|de|Bissen}}, {{cog|da|bid}}, {{cog|sv|bit}}, {{cog|is|biti}}.
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====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|metal in horse's mouth}} A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
#: {{syn|en|kimberwicke|pelham|snaffle}}
#: {{ux|en|A horse hates having a '''bit''' put in its mouth.}}
# A [[rotary]] [[cut]]ting [[tool]] fitted to a [[drill]], used to [[bore]] [[hole]]s.
# {{ng|Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.}}
#: {{syn|en|coin|piece}}
## {{lb|en|dated|British}} A coin of a specified value.
##: {{co|en|a threepenny '''bit'''}}
## {{senseid|en|silver coin}} {{lb|en|historical|US|and|Canada}} A unit of [[currency]] worth one [[eighth]] of a [[dollar]], originally of a [[Spanish]] dollar but later also US or Canadian; also, a [[coin]] with this value, in particular the [[silver]] [[Spanish]] [[real]].
##: {{ux|en|A quarter is two '''bits'''.}}
##* {{RQ:Pynchon Crying of Lot 49|year=1976|page=16|passage=He left after shaking her down for four '''bits''' for carrying the bags.}}
## {{lb|en|obsolete|US|and|Canada}} A coin of a [[value]] [[similar]] but not equal to this, in particular the ‘[[short bit]]’, i.e. the ten-[[cent]] piece or [[dime]].
##* {{quote-text|en|year=1941|author=w:Emily Carr|title=w:Klee Wyck|url=http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100131h.html|chapter=10
|passage=The smallest coin we had in Canada in early days was a dime, worth ten cents. The Indians called this coin “a '''Bit'''”. Our next coin, double in buying power and in size, was a twenty-five cent piece and this the Indians called “Two Bits”.}}
## {{lb|en|historical}} A unit of currency and coin of the [[British]] [[West Indies]] worth six {{w|Black dog (coin)|black dogs}}, originally equal to one-eighth of a Spanish dollar but later increasingly [[debase]]d to one [[tenth]], one [[eleventh]], one [[twelfth]], etc.
##* {{quote-text|en|year=1789|author=w:Olaudah Equiano|title=The Interesting Narrative|volume=I|chapter=6
|passage=I trusted to the Lord to be with me; and at one of our trips to St. Eustatia, a Dutch island, I bought a glass tumbler with my half '''bit''', and when I came to Montserrat I sold it for a '''bit''', or sixpence.}}
## {{lb|en|historical}} A unit of currency of the [[Dutch]] West Indies in the early 20th century, worth one [[fifth]] of a [[cent]].
# A [[small]] [[amount]] of something.
#: {{syn|en|morsel|q1=of food|piece|scrap|Thesaurus:modicum}}
#: {{ux|en|There were '''bits''' of paper all over the floor.}}
#: {{ux|en|Does your leg still hurt? —Just a '''bit''' now.}}
#: {{ux|en|I've done my '''bit'''; I expect you to do yours.}}
#* {{RQ:Allingham China Governess|The Beanspiller|186|‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a '''bit''' of embroidery or anything at all?’}}
# {{lb|en|informal}} ''Specifically'', a small amount of time.
#: {{syn|en|instant|jiffy|tick|Thesaurus:moment}}
#: {{ant|en|age|while|q2=US|Thesaurus:eon}}
#: {{ux|en|I'll be there in a '''bit'''; I need to take care of something first.}}
#: {{ux|en|He was here just a '''bit''' ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.}}
# {{lb|en|informal}} A small [[fraction]] above a whole number.
#: {{ux|en|The movie lasted for two and a '''bit''' hours.}}
# {{lb|en|in the plural|informal|sports}} Fractions of a [[second]].
#: {{syn|en|split-second}}
#: {{ux|en|The 400 metres race was won in 47 seconds and '''bits'''.}}
# A [[portion]] of something.
#: {{syn|en|portion|share|segment|Thesaurus:piece}}
#: {{ux|en|I'd like a big '''bit''' of cake, please.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=2013|month=July-August|author=[http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/catherine-clabby Catherine Clabby]
|magazine=w:American Scientist|title=[http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2013/4/focus-on-everything Focus on Everything]
|passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.{{...}}A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest '''bits''' of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.}}
# Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like [[jot]] and [[whit]] to express the smallest degree. See also '''''[[a bit]]'''''.
#: {{ux|en|Am I bored? Not a '''bit''' of it!}}
#* '''1835''', {{w|Theodore Hook}}, ''Gilbert Gurney'''
#*: My young companion was a '''bit''' of a poet.
# {{lb|en|slang}} A prison [[sentence]], especially a short one.
#: {{syn|en|bid}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|journal=The Anamosa prison press|volume=7|publisher=Iowa. Colony of Detention at Anamosa|year=1904|passage=Had it not been for the influence of Mrs. Booth and Hope Hall I should still be grafting or doing a '''bit''' in some stir}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|journal=The Journal of [[sociologic]] medicine|volume=17|page=407|year=1916|title=Prison Reform|author=Thomas Mott Osborne. Warden; Sing Sing Prison; N. Y.|passage=Before doing that I am going to tell you what was the result of my own incarceration, because I presume it may not be a secret to you, that I have done a "'''bit'''" myself, not the "'''bit'''" which the prosecuting attorney was so anxious to have me do.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=Lost Angeles|page=158|author=Odie Hawkins|year=1994|passage=Chino didn't make me think of Dachau or that notorious joint in Angola, Louisiana, where a brother who had done a '''bit''' there told me how they used to cut the grass on the front lawn with their fingernails.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=Pain management|author=Andrew H. Vachss|year=2001|passage=Not counting the days—that's okay for a county-time slap, but it'll make you crazy if you've got years to go on a felony '''bit'''.}}
# {{anchor|An excerpt of material}} An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
#: {{ux|en|His '''bit''' about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show.}}
# {{lb|en|slang}} A [[gag]] or [[put-on]]; a humorous [[conceit]], especially when insistently presented as true.
#: {{syn|en|shaggy dog story|wind up|Thesaurus:joke}}
#: {{ux|en|Are you serious, or is this a '''bit'''?}}
#* {{quote-av|en|author=w:F1NN5TER|title=Coming Out|date=1 March 2024|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3reFDwM0yIA|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514163811/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3reFDwM0yIA|archivedate=14 May 2024|accessdate=15 May 2024|time=3:36|text=Also, I'm bi.  I like dudes!  ...That's ''weird'' to say.  Everything I say feels like a '''bit''' now, god dammit.}}
# {{short for|en|bit part}}
#: {{ux|en|She acted her '''bit''' in the opening scene.}}
# {{senseid|en|key}} The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the [[bolt]] and [[tumbler]]s.<ref>{{R:Knight AMD}}</ref>
# The cutting [[iron]] of a [[plane]].<ref>{{R:Knight AMD}}</ref>
# The [[bevelled]] front edge of an [[axehead]] along which the cutting edge runs.
# {{lb|en|BDSM}} A [[gag]] of a style similar to a [[bridle]].
# {{lb|en|MLE}} A [[gun]].
#: {{syn|en|skeng|toy|wap|q1=MLE|Thesaurus:firearm}}
#* {{quote-av|en|date=2013-12-23|director=Stephen Reynolds|writer=Stephen Reynolds|actor=w:Danny Dyer|role=Jimmy Vickers|medium=film|title=Vendetta|time=46:53|text={{smallcaps|Jimmy}}: I need to get my hands on some '''bits'''. If you’re still in the business.<br>{{smallcaps|Ronnie}} (played by {{w|Nick Nevern}}): Oi!<br>{{smallcaps|Trojan}} (played by Jean-Paul Van Cauwelaert): Ronnie.<br>{{...}}<br>{{smallcaps|Trojan}}: Now that is a SIG Sauer P226.}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|en|bitless|bitling|bitstock|bittock|centerbit|centrebit|dogbit|frogbit|marbit|masterbit|rebit|tidbit|Timbit|unbit
|a little bit of bread and no cheese|bit of homework|bit-faker
|bergy bit||time after bit
|a bit<!--adverb: as in "I like it a bit, but not much"-->
|bit bucket
|bit by bit|sixpenny bit
|bit of rough
|bit on the side
|bit part
|bit player|dog's dangly bits|picky bits
|bit-banger
|bits and bobs
|bits and pieces|little bit
|bitty
|blown to bits
|brace and bit
|champ at the bit
|chomp at the bit
|commit to the bit
|do one's bit
|every bit
|fall to bits
|itty-bitty
|naughty bit
|[[not a bit]], [[not one bit]]
|quite a bit
|tit bit
|two-bit
|a fair bit|a little bit|a lot of bit|behind the bit|bit and bit|bit between one's teeth|bit lifter|bit of all right|bit of alright|bit of crumpet|bit of fluff|bit of muslin|bit of skirt|bit of stuff|bit role|bit shank|bit-bucket|blind bit|cannon bit|canon bit|centre-bit|chafe at the bit|chicken bit|curb bit|curb-bit|devil's bit|drag bit|every little bit helps|fippenny bit|Forstner bit|German bit|gouge bit|hair of the dog that bit one|key bit|lip bit|long bit|modesty bit|nose bit|not a bit of it|pod bit|quill bit|rearing bit|roller cone bit|roller-cone bit|rollercone bit|rose bit|sheep's-bit|short bit|threepenny bit|threepenny-bit|tongue-lolling bit|wait-a-bit|weather-bit}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|en|bits||genitals}}

=====Translations=====
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{{trans-top|metal in horse's mouth}}
* Armenian: {{tt+|hy|սանձ}}, {{tt+|hy|լկամ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tt|xcl|դանդանաւանդ}}
* Bulgarian: {{tt|bg|захапка|f}}
* Catalan: {{tt+|ca|mos|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{tt+|cmn|馬銜|tr=mǎxián}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|udidlo|n}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|bit|n}}
* Esperanto: {{tt|eo|mordaĵo}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|suurauad}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|kuolain}}, {{t+|fi|kuolaimet|p}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|mors|m}}
*: Old French: {{tt|fro|frain}}
* Galician: {{tt+|gl|freo|m}}, {{tt+|gl|bocado|m}}
* Georgian: {{t-needed|ka}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Gebiss|n}}, {{tt+|de|Mundstück|n}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|στομίδα|n}}
*: Ancient: {{tt|grc|χαλινός|m}}
* Hungarian: {{tt+|hu|zabla}}
* Ingrian: {{tt|izh|varukset}}
* Irish: {{tt|ga|béalbhach|f}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|morso|m}}, {{tt+|it|freno}}
* Japanese: {{tt|ja|馬銜|tr=[[ハミ]], [[はみ]], hami|sc=Jpan}}, {{tt+|ja|轡|tr=くつわ, kutsuwa|sc=Jpan}}
* Khmer: {{tt+|km|បង្ខាំ|tr=bɑŋkʰam|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{tt+|ko|재갈}}
* Kyrgyz: {{tt+|ky|бөлүк}}, {{tt+|ky|бөлүкчө}}, {{tt+|ky|кесинди}}, {{tt+|ky|кесек}}, {{tt+|ky|кесим}}, {{tt+|ky|тилке}}, {{tt+|ky|тилим}}, {{tt+|ky|үзүм}}, {{tt+|ky|чагым}}, {{tt+|ky|тешкич}}, {{tt+|ky|көзөч}} {{tt+|ky|бургу}}, {{tt+|ky|ооздук}}, {{tt+|ky|ачкычтын урчугу}}, {{tt+|ky|мүштөк}}, {{tt+|ky|мундштук}}
* Latin: {{tt|la|frēnum|n}}
* Latvian: {{tt|lv|laužņi|p}}, {{tt|lv|mutes dzelži|p}}
* Lithuanian: {{tt|lt|žąslai|m-p}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|ѓем|m}}, {{tt|mk|џем|m}}, {{tt|mk|жвал|m}}
* Maori: {{tt|mi|piti}}
* Mongolian: {{tt+|mn|амгай|sc=Cyrl}}
* Norman: {{tt|nrf|mors|m}} {{qualifier|Jersey}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|bitt|n}}, {{t|nb|bissel|n}}
* Occitan: {{tt+|oc|fren|m}}
* Old Norse: {{tt|non|beizl}}, {{tt|non|beizla}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|كم|tr=gem}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|wędzidło|n}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|bocado|m}}, {{tt+|pt|bocal|m}}, {{tt+|pt|morso|m}}, {{tt+|pt|freio|m}} {{qualifier|Brazil}}
* Romanian: {{tt+|ro|frâu|n}}, {{tt+|ro|zăbală|f}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|удила́|p}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{tt|sh|жва̏ла|f}}, {{tt|sh|жва̏ле|f-p}}
*: Roman: {{tt+|sh|žvȁla|f}}, {{tt+|sh|žvȁle|f-p}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|bocado|m}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|charaza}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|bett|n}}
* Thai: {{t-needed|th}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|gem}}, {{tt+|tr|oyan}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|вуди́ла|p}}
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{{trans-top|rotary cutting tool}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|fréza|f}}, {{tt+|cs|vrták|m}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|boortje|n}}, {{tt+|nl|bit|m}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|poranterä}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|foret|m}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Bohrer|m}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|מַקְדֵּחַ|m|tr=maqdéaẖ}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|punta|f}}, {{tt|it|[[punta]] [[di]] [[trapano]]}}
* Korean: {{tt|ko|비트}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{tt|ckb|سِمۆ}}
* Lithuanian: {{tt|lt|grąžtas|m}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|сврдел|m}}
* Maori: {{tt+|mi|niho}}, {{tt|mi|niho ore}}
* Norwegian: {{tt+|no|bit|n}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|bit|m}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|broca|f}}, {{tt+|pt|pua|f}}, {{tt+|pt|verruma|f}}
* Romanian: {{tt+|ro|burghiu|n}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|сверло́|n}}
* Slovak: {{tt|sk|vrták}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|broca|f}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|charaza}}
* Telugu: {{tt+|te|బిట్టు|sc=Telu}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|matkap}}, {{tt+|tr|delgi}}
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{{trans-see|coin of a specified value|coin}}

{{trans-see|ten-cent piece|dime}}

{{trans-top|eighth of a dollar}}
* Finnish: {{tt|fi|[[kahdeksasosa]][[dollari]]}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Bit|n}}
* Italian: {{tt|it|[[ottavo]] [[di]] [[dollaro]]|m}}
* Korean: {{tt|ko|12센트 반}}
* Navajo: {{tt|nv|yáál}}
* Spanish: {{tt|es|[[octavo]] [[de]] [[dólar]]}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|charaza}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|coin worth about {{frac|12|1|2}} cents; sum of {{frac|12|1|2}} cents}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top-also|small amount of something|a little}}
* Armenian: {{tt+|hy|կտոր}}
* Bulgarian: {{tt+|bg|късче|n}}, {{tt+|bg|частица}}
* Burmese: {{t-needed|my}}
* Catalan: {{tt+|ca|mica|f}}, {{tt|ca|poquet|m}}
* Chamicuro: {{tt|ccc|naspejka}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-needed|cmn}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|kousek|m}}, {{tt+|cs|troška|f}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|beetje}}, {{tt+|nl|hapje}} (of food)
* Esperanto: {{tt|eo|peco}}, {{tt|eo|iometa}}
* Estonian: {{t-needed|et}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|pala}}, {{tt+|fi|palanen}}; {{tt+|fi|osa}}, {{tt+|fi|osuus}} {{q|small amount of work}}
* French: {{tt|fr|petit morceau|m}}, {{tt+|fr|peu|m}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Bisschen|n}}, {{tt|de|Wenig|n}}, {{tt+|de|Stück|n}}, {{tt+|de|Stückchen|n}}, {{tt+|de|Happen|m}} {{qualifier|of food}}
* Irish: {{tt|ga|ruainne|m}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|poco|m}}, {{tt+|it|poca|f}}, {{tt+|it|pezzetto|m}}, {{tt|it|pezzettino|m}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|ちょっと|tr=chotto|sc=Jpan}}, {{tt+|ja|少々|tr=[[しょうしょう]], shōshō|sc=Jpan}}, {{tt+|ja|少し|tr=[[すこし]], sukoshi|sc=Jpan}}
* Khmer: {{t-needed|km}}
* Korean: {{tt|ko|작은 조각}}, {{tt+|ko|도막}}
* Lao: {{t-needed|lo}}
* Latin: {{tt|la|frustum|n}}, {{tt|la|morsum|n}}, {{tt|la|pauxillum|n}}, {{tt|la|tantillum|n}}
* Lombardic: {{t|lng|pizza}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|парче|n}}, {{tt|mk|парченце|n}}, {{tt|mk|трошка|f}}
* Maori: {{tt|mi|pīhi}}, {{tt|mi|maramara}}
* Negerhollands: {{t|dcr|bitši}}
* Norman: {{tt|nrf|morcé|m}} {{qualifier|Jersey|Guernsey}}
* Norwegian: {{tt+|no|bit|m}}
* Plautdietsch: {{tt|pdt|Tips|m}}, {{tt|pdt|Bät|n}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|kawałek|m-in}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|bocado|m}}, {{tt+|pt|pedaço|m}}, {{tt+|pt|porção|f}}, {{tt+|pt|pitada}}
* Romanian: {{tt+|ro|bucată}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|кусо́к|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{tt|gd|bìdeag|f}}, {{tt|gd|criomag|f}}, {{tt|gd|mìr|m}}, {{tt+|gd|car|m}}
* Slovak: {{tt|sk|kúsok}}, {{tt|sk|úlomok}}, {{tt+|sk|časť}}
* Slovene: {{tt|sl|košček|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|grisma|f}} {{qualifier|Central America}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|charaza}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|bit|c}}
* Telugu: {{tt+|te|ముక్క}}, {{tt+|te|తుంపు}}, {{tt+|te|తునక}}
* Thai: {{t-needed|th}}
* Tibetan: {{tt|bo|ཅུང་ཙམ}}, {{tt|bo|ཅུང་ཟད}}, {{tt|bo|ཅུང་ཟད་ཙམ}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|azıcık}}, {{tt+|tr|biraz}}, {{tt+|tr|gıdım}}, {{tt+|tr|parça}}, {{tt+|tr|parçacık}}, {{tt+|tr|zerre}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt+|vi|tí}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|small amount of time}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|chvilka|f}}, {{tt+|cs|okamžik|m}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|hetki}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|instant|m}}, {{tt+|fr|minute|f}}, {{tt+|fr|seconde|f}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Moment|m}}
* Slovak: {{tt|sk|chvíľa}}, {{tt|sk|moment}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|an}}, {{tt+|tr|biraz}} {{qualifier|in usage, 'birazdan'}}, {{tt+|tr|az sonra}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|sports: fraction of a second}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|osa}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|portion}}
* Bulgarian: {{tt+|bg|парче|n}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-needed|cmn}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|kousek|m}}, {{tt+|cs|dílek|m}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|stuk|n}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|pala}}, {{tt+|fi|palanen}}; {{tt+|fi|annos}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|part|f}}
* Hindi: {{tt|hi|टुकड़ा|m}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|parte|f}}, {{tt+|it|porzione|f}}
* Khmer: {{t-needed|km}}
* Korean: {{tt+|ko|조금}}, {{tt+|ko|약간}}
* Lao: {{t-needed|lo}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|парче|n}}
* Maori: {{tt|mi|inati}}, {{tt|mi|pīhi}}, {{tt|mi|tiri}}
* Norwegian: {{tt+|no|bit|m}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|kawałek|m-in}}, {{tt+|pl|porcja|f}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|bocado|m}}, {{tt+|pt|pedaço|m}}, {{tt+|pt|porção|f}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|кусо́к|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{tt|gd|bìdeag|f}}, {{tt|gd|criomag|f}}, {{tt|gd|mìr|m}}
* Slovak: {{tt|sk|kúsok}}, {{tt+|sk|časť}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|porción}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|charaza}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|bit|c}}, {{tt+|sv|lite}}
* Thai: {{t-needed|th}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|parça}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt+|vi|phần}}
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{{trans-top-also|somewhat; something, but not very great|a bit}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|jonkinlainen}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|slang: prison sentence}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|flastr|m}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|kakku}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|excerpt from show repertoire}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|juttu}}
* Slovak: {{tt+|sk|časť}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|haitta}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Bart|m}}
* Spanish: {{tt|es|paletón|m}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|ax|n}}, {{tt|sv|nyckelax|n}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|cutting iron of a plane}}
* Finnish: {{tt|fi|höylänterä}}
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{{checktrans-top}}
* Breton: {{tt+check|br|gweskenn|f}} (1), {{tt-check|br|un tammig}} (4)
* Indonesian: {{tt+check|id|sedikit}} (4)
* Interlingua: {{tt-check|ia|morso}} (1), {{tt-check|ia|puncta}} (2), {{tt-check|ia|pauco}}, {{tt-check|ia|poco}}, {{tt-check|ia|morsello}} (4)
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====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To put a [[bridle]] upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).

====References====
<references/>

===Etymology 2===
See [[bite]]

====Verb====
{{head|en|verb form}}

# {{infl of|en|bite||spast}}
#: {{ux|en|Your dog '''bit''' me!}}
# {{lb|en|informal|_|in|_|US|archaic|_|in|_|UK}} {{inflection of|en|bite||past|part}}, [[bitten]]
#: {{ux|en|I have been '''bit''' by your dog!}}

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{lb|en|mostly|in combination}} Having been bitten.
#: {{ux|en|Even though he's '''bit''', of course the zombies would still chase him.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|journal=Field & Stream|month=July|year=1984|page=24|volume=89|number=3|passage=Fortunately, someone who gets skeeter-'''bit''' this much may develop an immunity to the skeeter's saliva}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0385422229|author=Robert Lewis Taylor|year=1992|passage=Only the year before, the conjure man had brought in the Jackson County madstone, from way over in Illinois, for a white peddler that had been dog-'''bit''', and the man went ahead and died just the same}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=Rainy Season|page=121|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0786812419|author=Adele Griffin|year=1998|passage=He will not — he'll tell you not to be loco, climbing up trees late at night when you'll get bug-'''bit''' to death plus you can't see anything}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der2|en|dogbit|snakebit}}

===Etymology 3===
{{coin|en|John Tukey|in=1946|nobycat=1}} as an abbreviation of {{m|en|binary digit}}, probably influenced by connotations of “small portion”.<ref>{{cite-web|title=Six Receive Honorary Degrees at Princeton Commencement|url=http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/98/q2/0602-honorary.html|archivedate=2002-02-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020209025010/http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/98/q2/0602-honorary.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite-web |url=http://www.thocp.net/timeline/1944.htm#1946 |accessdate=23 March 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303171906/http://www.thocp.net/timeline/1944.htm#1946 |archivedate=3 March 2007 }}</ref> First used in print 1948 by {{w|Claude Shannon}}.<ref>{{cite-journal
|author=Claude Shannon
|authorlink=Claude Shannon
|year=1948
|month=July
|work=The Bell System Technical Journal
|doi=10.1002/j.1538-7305.1948.tb01338.x
|title=A Mathematical Theory of Communication}}
</ref> Compare {{m|en|byte}} and {{m|en|nybble}}, with similar food associations.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|binary digit}} {{lb|en|mathematics|computing}} A [[binary digit]], generally represented as a 1 or 0.
# {{senseid|en|Q8805}}{{lb|en|computing}} The smallest unit of storage in a [[digital computer]], consisting of a binary digit.
#: {{syn|en|b}}
# {{senseid|en|datum}} {{lb|en|information theory|cryptography}} Any [[datum]] that may take on one of exactly two values.
#: {{co|en|status '''bits''' on IRC}}
#: {{co|en|permission '''bits''' in a file system}}
# {{lb|en|information theory}} A [[unit of measure]] for [[information entropy]].
#* {{quote-web|en|date=2011-05-17
|author=Lisa Grossman
|title=Entropy Is Universal Rule of Language
|site=Wired Science
|url=http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/05/universal-entropy/
|accessdate=2012-09-26
|passage=The researchers found that the original texts spanned a variety of entropy values in different languages, reflecting differences in grammar and structure.<br>But strangely, the difference in entropy between the original, ordered text and the randomly scrambled text was constant across languages. This difference is a way to measure the amount of information encoded in word order, Montemurro says. The amount of information lost when they scrambled the text was about 3.5 '''bits''' per word.}}
# A {{l|en|microbitcoin}}, or a millionth of a {{l|en|bitcoin}} (0.000001 BTC).

=====Hyponyms=====
{{col3|en
|hidden bit
|high-order bit
|least significant bit
|most significant bit
|qubit
}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|en|bitarray|bitboard|bitcent|bitfield|bitfilter|bitflag|bitflip|bitlength|bitline|bitmask|bitness|bitpop|bitrange|bitrate|bitrot|bitscore|bitset|bitsquatting|bitstate|bitstring|bitter|BitTorrent|bitvector|bitwidth|fakebit|gibibit|interbit|kibibit|killbit|mebibit|multibit|pebibit|quadbit|quettabit|ronnabit|tebibit
|bit-depth
|biter|ancilla bit
|bitstream
|bitwise
|7-bit
|8-bit
|16-bit
|32-bit
|64-bit|bit bashing|bit time
|128-bit
|bit array|bit depth|bit decay|parity bit|quantum bit|bit banging|bit rot|bit rate|bit-compressed|bit-count integrity|bit-map|bit crusher|bit interval|bit map|bit nibbler|bit plane|bitplane|bitmap|bit shift|bit slice|bit string|bit stuffing|bucky bit|high bit|high order bit|sign bit|sticky bit}}

=====Translations=====
{{multitrans|data=
{{trans-top|math: binary digit}}
* Bulgarian: {{tt+|bg|бит|m}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|bit|m}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|bit|m}}
* Esperanto: {{tt|eo|bito}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|bitti}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|bit|m}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Bit|n}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|δυφίο|n}}
* Gujarati: {{tt|gu|દ્વયંક}}
* Hebrew: {{tt+|he|ביט|m}}
* Hindi: {{tt|hi|द्वयंक}}
* Hungarian: {{tt+|hu|bit}}
* Icelandic: {{tt|is|biti}}, {{tt|is|tvíundatölustafur}}
* Ido: {{tt+|io|bico}}
* Irish: {{tt|ga|giotán}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|ビット|tr=bitto}}
* Latvian: {{tt|lv|bits|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{tt+|lt|bitas|m}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|бит|m}}
* Marathi: {{tt|mr|द्वयंक}}
* Nepali: {{tt|ne|द्वयंक}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|bit|m}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|бит|m}}
* Slovak: {{tt|sk|bit|m}}
* Slovene: {{tt|sl|bit|m}}
* Spanish: {{tt|es|binio|m}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|charaza}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|bit|c}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|bit}}
* Ukrainian: {{tt|uk|біт|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|computing: smallest unit of storage}}
* Arabic: {{t-needed|ar}}
* Armenian: {{tt+|hy|բիթ}}
* Bulgarian: {{tt+|bg|бит|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tt|yue|位元|tr=wai6 jyun4}}, {{tt|yue|二進制位|tr=ji6 zeon3 zai3 wai6-2}}, {{tt|yue|二進制位元|tr=ji6 zeon3 zai3 wai6 jyun4}}
*: Hokkien: {{tt+|nan-hbl|位元|tr=ūi-gôan}}
*: Mandarin: {{tt+|cmn|位|tr=wèi}}, {{tt+|cmn|比特|tr=bǐtè}}, {{tt+|cmn|位元|tr=wèiyuán}}, {{tt|cmn|二進位元|tr=èrjìn wèiyuán}} {{qualifier|Taiwan}}, {{tt|cmn|二進制位元|tr=èrjìnzhì wèiyuán}} {{qualifier|Taiwan}}, {{tt|cmn|二進制數字|tr=èrjìnzhì shùzì}}, {{tt|cmn|二進制位|tr=èrjìnzhì wèi}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|bit|m}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|bit|m}}
* Esperanto: {{tt|eo|bito}}, {{tt|eo|duumo}}
* Estonian: {{t-needed|et}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|bitti}}
* Georgian: {{tt|ka|ბიტი}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Bit|n}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|μπιτ|n}}, {{tt+|el|δυφίο|n}}, {{tt+|el|δυαδικό ψηφίο|n}}
* Hebrew: {{tt+|he|ביט|m|tr=bit}}
* Hungarian: {{tt+|hu|bit}}
* Icelandic: {{tt|is|biti}}, {{tt|is|tvíundatölustafur}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|ビット|tr=bitto}}
* Korean: {{tt|ko|비트}}
* Latvian: {{tt|lv|bits|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{tt+|lt|bitas|m}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|бит|m}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|bit|m}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|bit|m}}
* Romanian: {{tt+|ro|bit|m}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|бит|m}}
* Slovak: {{tt|sk|bit}}
* Slovene: {{tt|sl|bit|m}}
* Spanish: {{tt|es|binio|m}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|charaza}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|bit|c}}
* Thai: {{t-needed|th}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|bit}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt+|vi|bit}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|did|m}}
* Yiddish: {{tt|yi|איינסל|n}}, {{tt|yi|ביט|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|information theory: datum that may take on one of exactly two values}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|bit|m}}
* Esperanto: {{tt+|eo|bit}}, {{tt|eo|duumo}}, {{tt|eo|bito}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|bitti}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Bit|n}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|δυφίο|n}}
* Lithuanian: {{tt+|lt|bitas|m}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|бит|m}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|bit|m}}
* Slovak: {{tt|sk|bit}}
* Spanish: {{tt|es|binio|m}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|charaza}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|bit}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|information theory: unit of measure for information entropy}}
* Esperanto: {{tt|eo|bito}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* Indonesian: {{tt+check|id|bit}} (5,6)
* Interlingua: {{tt-check|ia|bit}} (5,6)
{{trans-bottom}}
}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|en|ban}}, {{l|en|nat}}, {{l|en|qubit}}

====References====
<references/>

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=bit|Bti|ITB|TBI|TiB|tib}}

{{cln|en|irregular simple past forms|three-letter words}}
{{topics|en|Horse tack|Units of measure|Cryptocurrency}}

==Azerbaijani==
{{az-variant|бит|بیت}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|az|trk-pro|*bït||louse}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|az|[bit]}}
* {{audio|az|LL-Q9292 (aze)-Zardabi Bakuvi-bit.wav|a=Baku}}

===Noun===
{{az-noun}}

# [[louse]] {{C|az|Parasites|Insects}}

====Declension====
{{az-decl-noun|i|c}}

==Catalan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA}}
* {{rhymes|ca|it|s=1}}

===Noun===
{{ca-noun|m}}

# {{lb|ca|computing}} {{l|en|bit}}

==Czech==

===Pronunciation===
* {{cs-IPA}}
* {{audio|cs|Cs-bit.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|cs|ɪt|s=1}}
* {{hmp|cs|byt}}

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|cs|en|bit}}, from {{m|en|binary digit}}.

====Noun====
{{cs-noun|m-in}}

# {{lb|cs|computing}} {{l|en|bit}}

=====Declension=====
{{cs-ndecl|m}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|cs|bitový|osmibitový|šestnáctibitový|kilobit|megabit|gigabit|terabit}}

===Etymology 2===
{{nonlemma}}

====Participle====
{{head|cs|past passive participle}}

# {{infl of|cs|bít||m|s|pass|part}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cs:KNLA}}
* {{R:cs:SSJC}}
* {{R:cs:ASCS}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/bɪt/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-bit.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|bit}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɪt|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
{{root|nl|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-}}
Ablaut of {{m|nl|bijten}}.

====Noun====
{{nl-noun|n|-en|+}}

# {{l|en|bit}} {{gloss|for a working animal}}
# {{l|en|bit}} {{gloss|rotary cutting tool}}
# [[mouthguard]]

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|nl|en|bit}}.

====Noun====
{{nl-noun|m|-s|+}}

# {{l|en|bit}} {{gloss|binary digit}}
# {{l|en|bit}} {{gloss|unit of storage}}
# {{l|en|bit}} {{gloss|datum with two possible values}}

==French==

===Etymology===
From {{der|fr|en|-}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|bitte}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-bit.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# {{lb|fr|computing}} {{l|en|bit}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|bit le moins significatif}}
* {{l|fr|bit le plus significatif}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

==Hungarian==

===Etymology===
From {{der|hu|en|bit}}.<ref>{{R:TotfalusiEty 2005}}</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{hu-IPA}}
* {{hyphenation|hu|bit}}
* {{rhymes|hu|it|s=1}}

===Noun===
{{hu-noun|ek}}

# {{lb|hu|computing}} {{l|en|bit}} {{gloss|binary digit}}

====Declension====
{{hu-infl-nom|bite|e}}{{hu-pos-etek|bit|j|jei}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|hu|title=Compound words
|jelzőbit
}}

===References===
<references/>

===Further reading===
* {{R:Nagyszotar}}

{{cln|hu|three-letter words}}

==Indonesian==
{{wikipedia||lang=id}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|[ˈbɪt]}}
* {{hyphenation|id|bit}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|id|en|bit|t=binary digit}}, from {{der|id|enm|bitte}}, {{m|enm|bite}}, from {{der|id|ang|bita|t=bit; fragment; morsel}} and {{m|ang|bite|t=a bite; cut}}, from {{der|id|gem-pro|*bitô}} and {{m|gem-pro|*bitiz}}; both from {{der|id|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-|t=to split}}.

====Noun====
{{id-noun|head=}}

# {{lb|id|computing}} {{l|en|bit}}, smallest unit of storage.

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|id|nl|biet}}, from {{der|id|dum|bete}}, from {{der|id|la|bēta}}.

====Noun====
{{id-noun|head=}}

# {{taxfmt|Beta vulgaris|species}}, {{vern|common beet}}, [[beetroot]], [[sugar beet]], and [[chard]].

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Karaim==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|kdr|trk-pro|*bït}}.

===Noun===
{{head|kdr|noun}}

# [[louse]]

===References===
* {{R:kdr:Baskakov}}

==Khalaj==
{{klj-variant|a=بیت}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|klj|trk-pro|*bït|t=louse}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|klj|[bɪt]|[bi(ˑ)t]|[biːt]}}
* {{IPA|klj|[bɪt]|[bit]|a=Xarrâbî}}

===Noun===
{{klj-noun}}

# [[louse]]

====Declension====
{{klj-infl-noun|i|c}}

===References===
* {{R:klj:Doerfer:1980}}
* {{R:klj:Grammatik}}

==Lashi==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lsi|/bit/}}

===Noun===
{{head|lsi|noun}}

# [[sun]]

===References===
* {{R:lsi:Luk:2017}}

==Lower Sorbian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|dsb|/bʲit/}}

===Verb===
{{head|dsb|verb form}}

# {{infl of|dsb|biś||sup}}

==Nigerian Pidgin==

===Etymology===
From {{der|pcm|en|beat}}.

===Verb===
{{head|pcm|verb}}

# [[beat]]

==North Frisian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|frr|bitj||Föhr-Amrum}}
* {{alt|frr|bite||Mooring}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|frr|ofs|bīta}}.

===Verb===
{{head|frr|verb}}

# {{lb|frr|Sylt}} to [[bite]]

====Conjugation====
{{frr-Sylt-conj-table|inf_2=biten|ppp=beten|pres_2=betst|pres_3=bet|past_1=beet|past_2=beetst}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Etymology 1===
{{root|nb|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-}}
From {{der|nb|non|biti}}.

====Noun====
{{nb-noun-m1}}

# a {{l|en|bit}}, [[piece]] {{q|of something}}
# a [[bite]], [[mouthful]] {{q|of food}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|nb|isbit}}
* {{l|nb|smakebit}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|nb|en|bit|t=binary digit}}.

====Noun====
{{head|nb|noun|g=m|definite singular|biten|indefinite plural|bit|or|biter|definite plural|bitene}}

# a {{l|en|bit}} (''binary digit'')

===References===
* {{R:The Bokmål Dictionary}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|nn|bætta||piece|dialectal}}

===Etymology 1===
{{root|nn|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-}}
From {{der|nn|non|-}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|nn|/biːt/}}

====Noun====
{{nn-noun-m1}}

# a {{l|en|bit}}, [[piece]] {{q|of something}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|nn|hugbit}}
* {{l|nn|isbit}}
* {{l|nn|smakebit}}

===Etymology 2===
{{bor+|nn|en|bit|t=binary digit}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|nn|/bɪtː/}}

====Noun====
{{head|nn|noun|g=m|definite singular|biten|indefinite plural|bit|or|bitar|definit plural|bitane}}

# a {{l|en|bit}} (''binary digit'')

===Etymology 3===
{{inh+|nn|non|bit}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|nn|/biːt/}}

====Noun====
{{nn-noun-n1}}

# a [[bite]] (''e.g. insect bite, dog bite'')
# a [[bite]], [[mouthful]] (''of food'')

===Etymology 4===
From the first person singular present indicative of {{der|nn|non|bíta}}, and from the second person singular imperative {{der|nn|non|bíta}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|nn|/biːt/}}

====Verb====
{{head|nn|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|nn|bite||pres|;|imp}}

===References===
* {{R:The Nynorsk Dictionary}}

==Old English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ang-IPA|bītenne}}

===Verb===
{{head|ang|verb form|head=bīt}}

# {{infl of|ang|bītan||imp|s}}

==Old Irish==

===Verb===
{{sga-verb form}}

# {{inflection of|sga|is||3|p|futr}}

==Polish==
{{wp|lang=pl}}

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|a=Pl-bit.ogg|hh=bid,Bid}}

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|pl|en|bit}}.

====Noun====
{{pl-noun|m-in|adj=bitowy}}

# {{lb|pl|mathematics|computing}} {{l|en|bit}} {{gl|binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0}}
#: {{coi|pl|'''bit''' informacji|a '''bit''' of information}}
#: {{coi|pl|'''bit''' po '''bicie'''|'''bit''' by '''bit'''}}

=====Declension=====
{{pl-decl-noun-m-in|gens=bit/bita}}

=====Related terms=====
{{col-auto|pl|title=adjectives|bitmapowy}}
{{col-auto|pl|title=nouns|bitmapa}}

===Etymology 2===
{{bor+|pl|en|beat}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|pl|beat}}

====Noun====
{{pl-noun|m-in}}

# [[beat]] {{gl|instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music}}
# {{lb|pl|music}} [[beat]] {{gl|rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians}}

=====Declension=====
{{pl-decl-noun-m-in}}

===Etymology 3===
{{bor+|pl|en|drill bit}}.

====Noun====
{{pl-noun|m-in}}

# [[drill bit]]

=====Declension=====
{{pl-decl-noun-m-in}}

===Etymology 4===
{{bor+|pl|en|big beat}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|pl|beat}}

====Noun====
{{pl-noun|m-in}}

# [[big beat]] {{gl|form of pop music having distorted breakbeats at a moderate tempo}}
#: {{syn|pl|big-beat}}
#: {{coi|pl|polski '''bit'''|Polish '''big beat'''}}

=====Declension=====
{{pl-decl-noun-m-in|tantum=s}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:WSJP}}
* {{R:pl:PWN}}

{{C|pl|Musical genres}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|pt|en|bit}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA|bite}}

===Noun===
{{pt-noun|m|#s}}

# {{lb|pt|mathematics|computing}} {{l|en|bit}} {{gloss|binary digit}}

====Synonyms====
* Abbreviations: {{l|pt|b}}

====Coordinate terms====
* Multiples: {{l|pt|kilobit}}, {{l|pt|megabit}}, {{l|pt|gigabit}}, {{l|pt|terabit}}, {{l|pt|petabit}}, {{l|pt|exabit}}, {{l|pt|zettabit}}, {{l|pt|yottabit}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|pt|byte}} {{gloss|unit equivalent to 8 bits}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|en|bit}} or {{bor|ro|fr|bit}}.

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|m|biți}}

# {{lb|ro|computing}} {{l|en|bit}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-m|pl=biți}}

==Saterland Frisian==

===Etymology===
Related to {{cog|de|bis}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|stq|/bɪt/}}
* {{hyph|stq|bit}}
* {{rhymes|stq|ɪt|s=1}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|stq|conjunction}}

# [[until]]

===Preposition===
{{stq-prep|-}}

# [[until]], [[to]]

====Derived terms====
{{col4|stq
|bit tou}}

===References===
* {{R:stq:SW}}

==Scots==

===Adjective===
{{head|sco|adjective}}

# [[little|Little]].
#* {{quote-text|sco|year=1889|author=Jessup Whitehead|title=The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering|page=439
|passage=A '''bit''' wee lambie}}
#* {{quote-text|sco|year=1902|author=John Buchan|title=The Outgoing of the Tide
|passage=He laid a hundred guineas with the laird of Slofferfield that he would drive four horses through the Slofferfield loch, and in the prank he had his '''bit''' chariot dung to pieces and a good mare killed.}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Etymology 1===
From {{m|sh|bȉti||to be}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{sh-IPA|bȋt}}

====Noun====
{{sh-noun|g=f|head=bȋt}}

# [[essence]]
# [[point]], [[meaning]]

=====Declension=====
{{sh-decl-noun|bȋt|biti
|biti|bítī
|biti|bitima
|bit|biti
|biti|biti
|biti|bitima
|biti|bitima
}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:sh:HJP|d19kWA%3D%3D}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|sh|en|bit}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{sh-IPA|bȉt}}

====Noun====
{{sh-noun|g=m|head=bȉt}}

# {{lb|sh|computing}} [[#Englsih|bit]]

=====Declension=====
{{sh-decl-noun|bȉt|bìtovi
|bita|bitova
|bitu|bitovima
|bit|bitove
|bite|bitovi
|bitu|bitovima
|bitom|bitovima
}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:sh:HJP|d19kWQ%3D%3D}}

==Slavomolisano==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|svm|sh|biti}}, from {{inh|svm|sla-pro|*byti}}, from {{inh|svm|ine-bsl-pro|*bū́ˀtei}}, from {{der|svm|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}}.

===Verb===
{{head|svm|verb|g=pf|g2=impf}}

# to [[be]]

===References===
* {{R:svm:DCMAC|409–412}}

==Spanish==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|es|en|bit}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m}}

# {{l|en|bit}} {{gloss|binary digit}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

==Swedish==
{{wikipedia|lang=sv}}

===Etymology 1===
{{root|sv|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-}}
From {{der|sv|non|biti}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|sv|/biːt/}}
* {{audio|sv|Sv-bit.ogg|a=Gotland}}
* {{rhymes|sv|iːt|s=1}}

====Noun====
{{sv-noun|c}}

# a [[piece]] (forming a part of some whole)
#: {{ux|sv|en pussel'''bit'''|a puzzle '''piece'''}}
#: {{ux|sv|en tårt'''bit''' / en '''bit''' tårta [note that there is no preposition]|a '''piece''' of cake (not an idiom in Swedish – see {{m|sv|lätt som en plätt}})}}
#: {{ux|sv|Jag åt tre '''bitar''' McNuggets|I ate three '''pieces''' of McNuggets}}
#: {{ux|sv|Koppen föll i golvet och gick i tusen '''bitar'''|The cup fell to the floor and broke [went] into a thousand '''pieces'''}}
#: {{ux|sv|torskfilé i '''bitar'''|cod fillet cut into '''pieces'''}}
## a {{l|en|bit}}
##: {{ux|sv|Actionhjälten sprängde skurkarna '''i bitar'''|The action hero blew the bad guys '''to pieces/bits'''}}
# a {{l|en|bit}} (certain (not insignificant) distance)
#: {{ux|sv|Den ligger en '''bit''' väster om byn|It lies a '''bit''' west of the village}}
#: {{ux|sv|Huset ligger en '''bit''' längre fram|The house is a '''bit''' further ahead}}
#: {{ux|sv|Det simmar en svan en '''bit''' ut på sjön|There is a swan swimming a '''bit''' out on the lake}}
#: {{ux|sv|Vi följde med henne en '''bit''' på vägen|We accompanied her part of the way [We followed with her a '''bit''' on the way (to where she was going)]}}
#: {{ux|sv|Det är en bra '''bit''' till Säffle|It's quite a drive to Säffle ["It is a good '''bit''' to Säffle" – "bra bit" is a common [[collocation]]]}}
#: {{ux|sv|Ta på dig vandringskängorna. Det är en '''bit''' att gå.|Put on your hiking boots. It's a bit of a walk [a '''bit''' (implied long) to walk].}}
## [[way]], [[ways]], [[distance]] (when more idiomatic)
## {{lb|sv|figuratively}} a {{l|en|bit}} (of time)
##: {{ux|sv|Vi planerar att skaffa katt en '''bit''' längre fram [can also be expressed as "lite längre fram"]|We're planning to get a cat a '''bit''' later on ["further ahead" (longer forth) – still thought of as a distance]}}
# a [[tune]], a [[piece]] (song)
#: {{syn|sv|låt|sång}}
#: {{ux|sv|en svängig '''bit'''|a swinging '''tune'''}}

=====Usage notes=====
{{m|sv|Del||part}} is often more idiomatic when ''piece'' is interchangeable with ''part''.

=====Declension=====
{{sv-infl-noun-c-ar}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|sv|bitsocker||sugar in the form of sugar cubes, lump sugar}}
* {{l|sv|i bitar}}
* {{l|sv|pusselbit||puzzle piece}}
* {{l|sv|sockerbit||sugar cube}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|sv|del||part}}
* {{l|sv|stycke}} (piece that is a fragment of something in some sense – compare {{m|sv|stycka}})

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|sv|en|bit}}, from {{m|en|binary digit}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|sv|/bɪt/}}
* {{rhymes|sv|ɪt|s=1}}

====Noun====
{{sv-noun|c}}

# {{lb|sv|computing}} a {{l|en|bit}}
#: {{ux|sv|ett 64-'''bitars''' operativsystem|a 64-'''bit''' [bits'] operating system}}

=====Declension=====
{{sv-infl-noun-c-ar}}

{{C|sv|Units of measure}}

===Etymology 3===

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|sv|/biːt/}}
* {{rhymes|sv|iːt|s=1}}

====Verb====
{{head|sv|verb form}}

# {{verb form of|sv|bita||imp}}

===References===
* {{R:svenska.se|so}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saol}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saob}}

==Turkish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tr|/ˈbit/}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|tr|ota|بیت}}, {{m|ota|بت}}, from {{inh|tr|trk-pro|*bït||louse}}.

====Noun====
{{tr-noun|biti|bitler}}

# {{lb|tr|zoology}} [[louse]]

=====Declension=====
{{tr-infl-noun-c|i|poss=1|pred=1}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|tr|bit yeniği}} (''[[fishy]]'')
* {{l|tr|bitli}} (''[[lousy]]'')

=====See also=====
* {{l|tr|pire}} (''flea'')

===Etymology 2===
Borrowed from {{bor|tr|en|bit}}, abbreviation of {{m|en|binary digit}}.

====Noun====
{{tr-noun|biti|bitler}}

# {{lb|tr|computing}} [[bit#English|bit]]

=====Declension=====
{{tr-infl-noun-c|i|poss=1|pred=1}}

===Etymology 3===

====Verb====
{{head|tr|verb form}}

# {{tr-verb form of|bitmek}}

==Turkmen==

===Etymology===
From {{der|tk|trk-pro|*bït||louse}}. Cognate with {{cog|otk|tr=bit}}, {{cog|tr|bit||louse}}, etc.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tk|/bit̪/}}

===Noun===
{{tk-noun|bidi|bitler}}

# {{lb|tk|zoology}} [[louse]]

====Declension====
{{tk-decl-noun-auto|i|c|stem=bid}}

{{C|tk|Insects}}

==Vietnamese==

===Pronunciation===
{{vi-IPA}}
* {{audio|vi|LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-bit.wav|a=Ho Chi Minh City}}

===Noun===
{{vi-noun}}

# {{lb|vi|computing}} [[#English|bit]]

==Zhuang==

===Pronunciation===
* {{za-pron}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|za|tai-pro|*pitᴰ||[[duck]]}}. Cognate with {{cog|th|เป็ด}}, {{cog|lo|ເປັດ}}, {{cog|khb|ᦵᦔᧆ}}, {{cog|blt|ꪹꪜꪸꪒ}}, {{cog|shn|ပဵတ်း}}, {{cog|aho|𑜆𑜢𑜄𑜫}}, {{cog|pcc|bidt}}, {{cog|skb|ปิ๊ด}}. Compare {{cog|och|-}} {{och-l|鴄}}.

====Noun====
{{za-head|noun|鴓|𱈶|⿰品鳥|cls=duz}}

# [[duck]]

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|za|roegbit}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|za|zh|-}} {{ltc-l|筆}}.

====Noun====
{{za-head|noun|𣭈|𰚎|cls=gaiq}}

# [[pen]]; [[pencil]]; [[writing]] [[implement]]

====Classifier====
{{za-head|classifier}}

# {{n-g|Classifier for sums of money and deals.}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{bor|za|zh|-}} {{ltc-l|匹}}.

====Classifier====
{{za-head|classifier}}

# {{n-g|Classifier for cloth:}} [[bolt]] of

{{topics|za|Ducks}}