alt bit /awlt bit/ [from alternate] adj.
See meta bit.
See meta bit.
Related:
- 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... - alt: /awlt/ 1. n. The alt shift key on an IBM PC or {clone}
keyboard;
see {bucky bits}, sense 2 (though typical PC usage... - senior bit n.
[IBM; rare] Syn.
meta bit... - senior bit: [IBM] n. Syn. {meta bit}.
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The AI Hackers... - 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... - alt /awlt/
1. n. The alt shift key on an IBM PC or
clone keyboard;
see bucky bits, sense 2 (though typical PC usage... - Programmers do it bit
by bit...
