bits

Drill's cutting ends

Bits is the plural of bit, a small piece or amount: bits of broken glass, bits of information.

In computing, bits are the fundamental units of digital data—binary digits representing 0 or 1.

To blow something to bits is to destroy it completely.

To do your bit is to contribute your share.

Bits and pieces are miscellaneous small items or fragments.

pieces

fragments

Incomplete broken pieces

  • scrapsSmall remaining pieces
  • snippetsShort extracted pieces
  • shardsBroken fragments of brittle material

slivers · morsels · crumbs · specks · flecks · splinters · shreds · chunks · particles · segments

computing

binary

Consisting of two parts

gigabytes · terabytes · nibbles · petabytes · exabytes · bandwidth · storage · encryption · compression · algorithm

theater

routine

Regular sequence of actions

  • sketchHasty informal drawing
  • actDeed or performance
  • gagMouth restraint or jest

schtick · comedy · performance · number · part · role · cameo · improvisation · patter · timing

horse

bridle

Equine control harness

reins · halter · hackamore · headstall · noseband · martingale · cheekpiece · shanks · rings · leverage

Categories
Opposites
part vs. whole

bitswholes

Complete unified amounts

entireties · totalities · unities · aggregates · composites

size/quantity

bitschunks

Thick, solid pieces

masses · heaps · loads · lots · gobs

DIGITAL INFORMATION (computing)

bitsbytes

Units of digital storage

kilobytes · megabytes · gigabytes · terabytes · files

Phrases
Family

bit, bite, biting, bitten, bites, bitty, biter, gigabit, biters

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G