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Copper. Edit: I found a neat video: https://youtu.be/X0WnddW5gZI https://youtu.be/X0WnddW5gZI

• laumars 8y ago
  I’ve been programming for nearly 30 years and today I just learned that “bits” was derived from BInary digiTS. That’s an amazing video. Thank you for posting it.
  • MrEldritch 8y ago
    Also, "pixels" is from "PICture ELements"
    • kevin_thibedeau 8y ago
      "pels" was an early designation.
      • userbinator 8y ago
        It's still used among video codec discussions, especially with the MPEG group.
    • raimonides 8y ago
      And byte is 'by eight'