high bit: n. [from `high-order bit'] 1. The most significant
bit in a byte. 2. [common] By extension, the most significant part
of something other than a data byte: "Spare me the whole saga,
just give me the high bit." See also meta bit, hobbit, dread
high-bit disease, and compare the mainstream slang `bottom line'.
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