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Meaning
Noun
●
In Computing:
A
container
for
holding
chad
(“small
punched-out
pieces of paper
”) from
paper tape
or
punch cards
used with
teleprinters
, early
computers
, and other
machines
; a
chad
box.
●
The
supposed
place where
bits
(
binary digits
) go when they
fall off
the
end of
a
register
during a
shift
operation
; the
notional
resting place
of
lost
or
missing
digital
information.
Verb
●
In Computing:
To delete.
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Synonyms
Bitbucket
Bit-Bucket
Black Hole
Memory Hole
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