Editing Bit (disambiguation)

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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:
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==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 (key)|bitting]].
* [[Bit (horse)]], part of horse tack placed in the mouth
* The [[Axe#Axe head|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|list of ''Tron'' characters]]
* [[Bit (film)|''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
* [[Fenwick tree|Binary indexed tree]], a data structure
* [[MP3|.bit]], the former file extension for .mp3 before 1995

==Other uses==
* [[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]]
* ''[[Ultrasoft#Bit_magazine|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
* [[Bit (film)]]

==See also==
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* [[BITS (disambiguation)]]
* [[Bitts]], paired vertical posts used to secure  a ship's mooring lines, ropes, hawsers, or cables
* [[Bitten (disambiguation)]]

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