1. Information. Examples: "I need some bits about file formats." ("I
need to know about file formats.") Compare {core dump}, sense 4.
2. Machine-readable representation of a document, specifically as
contrasted with paper: "I have only a photocopy of the Jargon File;
does anyone know where I can get the bits?". See {softcopy}, {source
of all good bits} See also {bit}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {core dump}{softcopy}{tee}]