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Italian word

bit

bit (unit of data); also: morsel, small piece (from Italian 'boccone')

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bit

bit (binary digit, a small amount, a drill bit)

⚠️ The trap

A perfect cognate for data measurement. However, in informal Italian 'un po'' (a little) is sometimes colloquially called 'un bit' in tech circles. The real trap: 'byte' ≠ 'bite' — 'byte' is pronounced the same as English, but 'bite' in Italian (morso) sounds nothing like it.

To say "bit (binary digit, a small amount, a drill bit)" in Italian:

N/A — 'bit' is used as a loanword

"bit" in English means:

bit (unit of data); also: morsel, small piece (from Italian 'boccone')

Example

"Una connessione da 100 megabit al secondo è abbastanza veloce."

"A 100 megabit per second connection is fast enough."

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