high bit

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Synonyms: high bar, high hat, high built, high art, eight bit, sign bit

Antonyms: high bar, high hat, high built, high art, eight bit, sign bit

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} The most [[significant]] [[bit]] in the [[binary]] representation of a [[number]], sometimes used to record the [[sign]] of the number.

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