: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: "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'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- high bit n.
[from `high-order bit'] 1. The most
significant bit in a byte.
2. [common] By extension, the most significant part... - 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*)... - hobbit n.
1. [rare] The High Order BIT of a byte;
same as the meta bit or high bit. 2. The non-ITS... - dread high-bit disease: n. A condition endemic to PRIME (a.k.a.
PR1ME) minicomputers that results in all the characters... - dread high-bit disease n.
A condition endemic to some
now-obsolete computers and peripherals (including ASR-33 teletypes
and PRIME minicomputers) that results in all characters having
their high (0x80) bit forced on.
This of course makes transporting files to other... - 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}... - frogging [University of Waterloo] v.
1. Partial corruption
of a text file or input stream by some bug or consistent glitch,
as opposed to random events like line noise or media... - senior bit: [IBM] n. Syn. {meta bit}.
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The AI Hackers... - cretinous: /kret'n-*s/ or /kreet'n-*s/ adj. Wrong; stupid;
non-functional; very poorly designed. Also used pejoratively...
