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| | Bit |
 | | A single bit (short for binary digit) is a 0 or a 1, or a true or a false, or for that matter any two mutually exclusive states. |
 | | A byte is a collection of bits, originally variable in size but now usually eight bits. |
 | | By extension, ones or zeros in a computerised binary number (or a byte) are called bits. |
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