"binary digit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: binary digits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} binary digit (plural binary digits)
  1. (computing) Either of the characters 0 and 1, used in the binary numeral system. Wikipedia link: bit Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: bit Translations (either 0 or 1): bito (Esperanto), binäärinumero (Finnish), díxito binario [masculine] (Galician), ორობითი რიცხვი (orobiti ricxvi) (Georgian), bináris számjegy (Hungarian), bit (Hungarian), dígito binário [masculine] (Portuguese), cifră binară [feminine] (Romanian), digit binar [masculine] (Romanian)

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