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• hobbit: n. 1. The High Order Bit of a byte; same as the {meta bit} or {high bit}.
  2. The non-ITS name of vad@ai.mit.edu (*Hobbit*), master of lasers....
• high bit: [from `high-order bit'] n. 1. The most significant bit in a byte.
  2. By extension, the most significant part of something other than a data byte...
• 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...
• meta bit: n. The top bit of an 8-bit character, which is on in character values 128--255.
  Also called {high bit}, {alt bit}, or {hobbit}....
• meta bit n. The top bit of an 8-bit character, which is on in character values 128-255.
  Also called high bit, alt bit, or (rarely) hobbit....
• enior bit n. [IBM; rare] Syn. meta bit.
• enior bit: [IBM] n. Syn. {meta bit}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• dread high-bit disease: n. A condition endemic to PRIME (a.
  k.a. PR1ME) minicomputers that results in all the characters having their high (0x80) bit ON rather than OFF....
• BIT: Past tense of BYTE.