high bit
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 | This is the JargonFile (V4.00) entry for high bit - Next: high moby, Prev: hidden flag |
| :high bit: /n./ [from high-order bit] 1. The most significant bit in a byte. 2. By extension, the most significant part of something other than a data byte: "Spare me the whole saga, just give me the high bit." See also meta bit, hobbit, dread high-bit disease, and compare the mainstream slang bottom line. | |
| * (text is auto-included via JargonExtension by mutante using jargon with VERSION 4.0.0, 24 JUL 1996 - JargonFile by Eric S. Raymond is in the public domain) | |
