high bit

2 definitions found

high bit - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  high bit
  
     [high-order bit] The most significant bit in a byte.  See
     also meta bit, hobbit, dread high bit disease.
  
     [Jargon File]
  

high bit - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  high bit
   n.
  
     [from high-order bit]
  
     1. The most significant bit in a byte.
  
     2. [common] 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, dread high-bit disease, and compare the
     mainstream slang bottom line.