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• enior bit: [IBM] n. Syn. {meta bit}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• hobbit n. 1. [rare] The High Order BIT of a byte
  ame as the meta bit or high bit. 2. The non-ITS name of vad@ai....
• 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....
• alt bit /awlt bit/ [from alternate] adj. See meta bit.
• IBM: Idiotic Bit Masher.
• IBM: International Bit Mangle
• 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}....
• 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*), master of lasers....
• Bit, n. The quantum of misinformation.