"bitness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-uk-bitness.ogg [UK] Forms: bitnesses [plural]
Etymology: bit + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bit|ness}} bit + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} bitness (usually uncountable, plural bitnesses)
  1. (computing) The architecture of a computer system or program in terms of how many bits (binary digits) compose the basic values it can evaluate. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Computing Translations (Translations): largeur [feminine] (French), разря́дность (razrjádnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)

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