Bit (disambiguation)

The term bit (or bitt) may mean:

*bit, a small amount of material
*bit, past tense and past participle of bite
* Bit, the basic unit of information storage, a single binary digit that is either 0 or 1
* Any of several relatively small pieces of metal or other hard material fitted to a larger tool for drilling or shaping material, or manipulating small parts or fasteners. They are often interchangeable for different desired sizes and shapes.
** Drill bit, fitted to a rotary drill and used to drill holes
** Screwdriver bit, used to fasten screws
** Tool bit, a high speed steel tool used for turning work in lathes
* In education, the acronym BIT may refer to:
** Bachelor of Information Technology
** Bangalore Institute of Technology, an institution of higher learning in India
** Beijing Institute of Technology, a university in China
** Birla Institute of Technology, an engineering institute in India
** UNSW Business Information Technology, an Informations Systems & Technology degree at UNSW
* Bit (horse), a piece of metal (or similar synthetic substance) placed in the mouth of a horse, connected to reins and a bridle to allow a rider to direct the animal.
* Bit (money), a unit of money in various currencies
* The Bit people
* The Bit language
* Bit, an excerpt of material from a standup comedian's repertoire
* Bitt, a nautical term for two posts and a crossbar on a ship's bow

* Bilateral Investment Treaty, when referred to by its acronym
* Bits, a remote-controlled space weapon in the fictional Universal Century Technology of the "Mobile Suit Gundam" anime metaseries
* BIT (journal), a scientific journal in the area of numerical mathematics
* BIT programming language, an esoteric programming language
* Built-In Test, an automated system used for fault detection (usually on start-up) in electronic devices
* an acronym for "business information technology"
* Bit (character), the geometric shape repesenting a binary digit in the movie Tron (film)
* BIT, short name for The Bureau of Inverse Technology, an information agency serving the Information Age.
* Bit (content company), for the Israeli new media provider
* Babes in Toyland, an American grunge band
* Bit Corporation, a Taiwanese video game company