bit bucket

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Synonyms: bitbucket, gin bucket

Antonyms: bitbucket, gin bucket

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[container]] for [[hold#Verb|holding]] {{l|en|chad|t=[[small]] [[punch out|punched-out]] [[piece#Noun|pieces]] of [[paper#Noun|paper]]}} from [[paper tape]] or [[punch card]]s [[use#Verb|used]] with [[teleprinter]]s, early [[computer]]s, and other [[machine#Noun|machines]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension|humorous|slang}} An [[imaginary]] [[domain]] that [[accept]]s [[lost]], [[discarded]], or [[useless]] [[digital]] [[data]] that does not [[reach]] its [[intended]] [[destination]], such as [[data]] [[lost]] in [[transmission]] or due to [[errors]]; the [[notional]] [[resting place]] of [[lost#Adjective|lost]] or [[missing#Adjective|missing]] [[digital]] [[information]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|slang|humorous|computing|transitive}} To [[delete#Verb|delete]].

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