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high bit


high bit: [from `high-order bit'] n. 1. The most significant
   bit in a byte.  2. 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'.