Bit vs. Halter — What's the Difference?

The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. The name is a contraction of binary digit.

A halter or headcollar is headgear that is used to lead or tie up livestock and, occasionally, other animals; it fits behind the ears (behind the poll), and around the muzzle. To handle the animal, usually a lead rope is attached.

A small piece, part, or quantity of something

A device made of rope or straps that fits around the head of an animal and is used to lead or secure the animal.

A set of actions or ideas associated with a specific group or activity

A rope with a noose used for execution by hanging.

A girl or young woman

Death or execution by hanging.

A person's genitals

A garment having a front supported by a strap or straps running behind the neck, leaving the arms, shoulders, and back bare.

A unit of 12 1/2 cents (used only in even multiples).

Either of the small, clublike balancing organs that are the rudimentary hind wings of flies. Also called balancer.

A mouthpiece, typically made of metal, which is attached to a bridle and used to control a horse.

Of, relating to, or being a garment having a front that is supported by a strap or straps running behind the neck

A tool or piece for boring or drilling

To put a halter on.

A unit of information expressed as either a 0 or 1 in binary notation.

To control with or as if with a halter.

Put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

(Archaic) To hang (someone).

A small portion, degree, or amount

A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

A brief amount of time; a moment

A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.

A short scene or episode in a theatrical performance.

A halter top.

A bit part.

One who halts or limps; a cripple.

An entertainment routine given regularly by a performer; an act.

(transitive) To place a halter on.

A particular kind of action, situation, or behavior

One who halts or limps; a cripple.

A matter being considered

A strong strap or cord.

(Informal) An amount equal to one eighth of a dollar

To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.

Chiefly British A small coin

Rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading

The sharp part of a tool, such as the cutting edge of a knife or axe.

A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging

A pointed and threaded tool for drilling and boring that is secured in a brace, bitstock, or drill press.

A woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered

The part of a key that enters the lock and engages the bolt and tumblers.

Either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight

The tip of the mouthpiece on a pipe or a cigarette or cigar holder.

Hang with a halter

The metal mouthpiece of a bridle, serving to control, curb, and direct an animal.

Prevent the progress or free movement of;

Something that controls, guides, or curbs.

A binary digit, having either the value 0 or 1, used to store or represent data.

To place a bit in the mouth of (a horse, for example).

To check or control with or as if with a bit.

To make or grind a bit on (a key).

Past tense and a past participle of bite.

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.

A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.

A coin of a specified value.

A ten-cent piece, dime.

A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.

In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.

A small amount of something.

(informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.

Fractions of a second.

A portion of something.

Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.

(slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.

An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.

The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

The cutting iron of a plane.

The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.

(BDSM) A gag of a style similar to a bridle.

(MLE) A gun.

A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.

(computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.

Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.

(information theory) A unit of measure for information entropy.

A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).

(transitive) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).

Inflection of bite, bitten

Having been bitten.

The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.

Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.

In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat.

A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.

Somewhat; something, but not very great.

A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.

The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

The cutting iron of a plane.

In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.

To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.

The smallest unit of information, equivalent to a choice between two alternatives, as yes or no; on or off.

The physical representation of a bit of information in a computer memory or a data storage medium. Within a computer circuit a bit may be represented by the state of a current or an electrical charge; in a magnetic storage medium it may be represented by the direction of magnetization; on a punched card or on paper tape it may be represented by the presence or absence of a hole at a particular point on the card or tape.

A small quantity;

A small fragment of something broken off from the whole;

An indefinitely short time;

An instance of some kind;

Piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding;

A unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states;

A small amount of solid food; a mouthful;

A small fragment;

A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;

The cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press;