| English | French |
| 64-bit | 64 bits (Of, pertaining to, or descriptive of the amount of data -64 bits, or 8 bytes- that certain computer systems or programs can process at one time) |
| 8-bit color | couleur 8 bits (A display setting that holds up to 256 specific color entries. Any color palette attached to a picture is by definition an 8-bit palette) |
| 128-bit encryption | chiffrement 128 bits (A high level of encryption that uses a 128-bit key to scramble the contents of a file or data packet to make the data unreadable without the decryption key) |
| 40-bit encryption | chiffrement 40 bits (A low level of encryption that uses a 40-bit key to scramble the contents of a file or data packet to make the data unreadable without the decryption key) |
| 32 bit machine | ordinateur 32 bits (A computer that works with data in groups of 32 bits at a time. The Apple Macintosh II and higher models are 32-bit machines, in terms of both the word size of their microprocessors and the size of the data buses, as are computers based on the Intel 80386 and higher-level microprocessors) |
| bit mask | masque de bits (A numeric value intended for a bit-by-bit value comparison with other numeric values, typically to flag options in parameter or return values. Usually this comparison is done with bitwise logical operators, such as And and Or in Visual Basic, && and || in C++) |
| bit rate | vitesse de transmission (The speed at which binary digits are transmitted) |
| bit-rate throttling | Bit Rate Throttling (The ability to slow down the rate at which files can be downloaded) |
| 128-bit SSL encryption | chiffrement SSL 128 bits (An encryption level used for SSL. The number refers to the length of the key, so the higher the number, the more difficult the encryption is to break) |
| bit-wise comparison | comparaison de bits (A bit-by-bit comparison of identically positioned bits in two numeric expressions) |
| broadcast bit | bit de diffusion (A one-bit field value in the flags field of the DHCP packet sent by the client to provide a hint to the DHCP server and to the relay agents to broadcast any messages sent to the client) |
| constant bit rate | vitesse de transmission constante (A characteristic of a data stream in which the bit rate remains nearly uniform for the duration of the stream) |
| dirty bit | bit d'intégrité (A bit used to mark modified data in a cache so that the modifications may be carried over to primary memory) |
| multiple bit rate | à plusieurs vitesses de transmission (A characteristic of a data stream in which the same content is encoded at several different bit rates in oder to optimize content delivery) |
| multiple bit rate encoding | codage à vitesses de transmission multiples (An encoding method where a single WMV file contains several streams of varying bit rates) |
| parity bit | bit de parité (In asynchronous communications, an extra bit used in checking for errors in groups of data bits transferred within or between computer systems. In modem-to-modem communications, a parity bit is often used to check the accuracy with which each character is transmitted) |
| secure bit | bit sécurisé (The bit in a key message used to notify the supplicant and authenticator when a key exchange is complete and a link is considered secure. The bit is set to 0 (not secure) or 1 (secure)) |
| variable bit rate | vitesse de transmission variable (A characteristic of a data stream in which the bit rate fluctuates, depending upon the complexity of the data) |
