bit bucket
(slang, humorous, computing, transitive) To delete.
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(slang, humorous, computing, transitive) To delete.
This DSC receives all inputs and performs all computations in synchronization with the online computer; however, the DSC outputs are "bit bucketed."
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(historical) A container for holding paper]] from paper tape or punch cards used with teleprinters, early computers, and other machines.
The lost bits fall into a container called a bit bucket. They are emptied periodically and the collected bits are used for confetti at weddings, parties, and other festive occasions.
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(by extension, humorous, slang) An imaginary domain that accepts lost, discarded, or useless digital data that does not reach its intended destination, such as data lost in transmission or due to errors; the notional resting place of lost or missing digital information.
Applications [...] Overflow register (bit bucket)
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