English definition
The smallest unit of digital information: 0 or 1.
Yoruba definition
Ẹyọ onkà kékeré jùlọ nínú ìsọfúnni olóǹkà: 0 tàbí 1.
English analogy
A bit is like a single light switch that can be either off or on. Just like switches control lights, bits control digital information.
Yoruba analogy
Ẹ̀kà jẹ́ bí ìkànsí ìmọ́lẹ̀ kan tó lè jẹ́ pé kò ṣiṣẹ́ tàbí pé ó ṣiṣẹ́. Bí ìkànsí ṣe ń ṣakoso ìmọ́lẹ̀, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ẹ̀kà ṣe ń ṣakoso ìsọfúnni olóǹkà.
English use when
Use 'bit' when discussing the most basic form of data in computing, as opposed to larger units like bytes or kilobytes.