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