twit

n : someone who is regarded as contemptible [syn: {twerp}, {twirp}]

v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children

teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my

failure" [syn: {tease}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {bait},

{taunt}, {rally}, {ride}]

trit

/trit/ (By analogy with "{bit}") One base-3 digit; the

amount of information conveyed by a selection among one of

three equally likely outcomes. Trits arise, for example, in

the context of a {flag} that should actually be able to assume

▫three▫ values - such as yes, no, or unknown. Trits are

sometimes jokingly called "3-state bits". A trit may be

semi-seriously referred to as "a bit and a half", although it

is linearly equivalent to 1.5849625 bits (that is, log2(3)

bits).

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-05-11)