bits

pl.n. 1. Information. Examples: I need some bits about file formats. ( I
need to know about file formats. ) Compare core dump , sense 4. 2.
Machine-readable representation of a document, specifically as contrasted
with paper: I have only a photocopy of the Jargon File; does anyone know
where I can get the bits?. See softcopy , source of all good bits See also
bit.