l-life situations, a procedure that, when properly applied, consistently yields
superior results and is therefore used as a reference point in evaluating the effectiveness of alternative methods
of accomplishing the same task. [General Dictionaries] 
n., The smallest un it of  data (re pr esente d by  0 o r 1) that a computer ca n h old in its memory . a nd  Informati on Scie
nces] 
Syn
.: binary bit. [Computer
n., A code made up of the digits 0 and 1, called bits, transmitted as a series of electrical puls