225: bit Jul 21, 2015

The etymology does make a bit of sense if you think about it. The word 'bit' derives from Old English 'bita' which is a ‘bite', or 'mouthful’. The term was later extended to inedible substances, and even intangible entities, too. The computing term 'bit' has nothing to to with the other 'bit', as the computing term derives from a blend of 'binary' and 'digit'.