bit bucket
Noun

bit bucket (plural bit buckets)

  1. (computing, slang, humorous) The supposed place where bits (binary digits) go when they fall off the end of a register during a shift operation; the resting-place of lost or missing digital information.
Verb

bit bucket (bit buckets, present participle bit bucketing; past and past participle bit bucketed)

  1. (computing, slang, humorous) To delete.



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