bits

2 definitions found

bits - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  bits
   pl.n.
  
     1. Information. Examples: "I need some bits about file formats." ("I
     need to know about file formats.") Compare core dump, sense 4.
  
     2. Machine-readable representation of a document, specifically as
     contrasted with paper: "I have only a photocopy of the Jargon File;
     does anyone know where I can get the bits?". See softcopy, source of all good bits
      See also bit.
  

bits - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  BITS
         Background Intelligent Transfer Service (MS, Windows)