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Bit

Ẹ̀kà

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English definition

The smallest unit of digital information: 0 or 1.

Yoruba definition

Ẹyọ onkà kékeré jùlọ nínú ìsọfúnni olóǹkà: 0 tàbí 1.

English example

Eight bits make one byte.

Yoruba example

Ẹ̀kà méjọ ń ṣe ẹkajọ kan.

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.

Yoruba use when

Lo 'ẹ̀kà' nígbà tí o bá ń sọ̀rọ̀ nípa irú data tó rọrùn jùlọ nínú kọ́ḿpútà, kó tó pé àwọn ìwọn tó tóbi bí ẹkajọ tàbí kilobyte.

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