hobbit n.
1. [rare] The High Order BIT of a byte; same
as the meta bit or high bit. 2. The non-ITS name of
vad@ai.mit.edu (*Hobbit*), master of lasers.
1. [rare] The High Order BIT of a byte; same
as the meta bit or high bit. 2. The non-ITS name of
vad@ai.mit.edu (*Hobbit*), master of lasers.
Related:
- hobbit: n. 1. The High Order Bit of a byte; same as the {meta
bit} or {high bit}.
2. The non-ITS name of vad@ai.mit.edu (*Hobbit*)... - high bit: [from `high-order bit'] n. 1. The most significant
bit in a byte.
2. By extension, the most significant part of something... - high bit n.
[from `high-order bit'] 1. The most
significant bit in a byte.
2. [common] By extension, the most significant part... - meta bit: n. The top bit of an 8-bit character, which is on in
character values 128-
255. Also called {high bit}, {alt bit}, or {hobbit}... - meta bit n.
The top bit of an 8-bit character, which is
on in character values 128-255.
Also called high bit, alt bit, or (rarely) hobbit... - senior bit n.
[IBM; rare] Syn.
meta bit... - senior bit: [IBM] n. Syn. {meta bit}.
--
The AI Hackers... - dread high-bit disease: n. A condition endemic to PRIME (a.k.a.
PR1ME) minicomputers that results in all the characters... - BIT: Past tense
of BYTE...
From the same category:
- tayste /tayst/
n. Two bits; also as taste.
Syn.
crumb, quarter. See nybble... - locals, the pl.n.
The users on one's local network (as
opposed,
say, to people one reaches via public Internet or UUCP... - phase-wrapping n.
[MIT] Syn. wrap around,
sense 2... - dynner /din'r/ n.
32 bits, by analogy with nybble and
byte.
Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also playte,... - nagware /nag'weir/ n.
[Usenet] The variety of shareware
that displays a large screen at the beginning or end reminding you
to register,
typically requiring some sort of keystroke to continue...
