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• enior bit n. [IBM; rare] Syn. meta bit.
• 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....
• crumb: n. Two binary digits; a {quad}. Larger than a {bit}, smaller than a {nybble}.
  Considered silly. Syn. {tayste}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• 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}....
• high bit: [from `high-order bit'] n. 1. The most significant bit in a byte.
  2. By extension, the most significant part of something other than a data byte...
• etsplit: n. Syn. {netburp}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• kulker: n. Syn. {prowler}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• mode bit: n. A {flag}, usually in hardware, that selects between two (usually quite different) modes of operation.
  The connotations are different from {flag} bit in that mode bits are mainly written during a boot or set-up phase, are seldom explicitly read, and seldom change over the lifetime of an ordinary program....
• blitter: /blit'r/ n. A special-purpose chip or hardware system built to perform {blit} operations, esp.
  used for fast implementation of bit-mapped graphics....