Bit Length

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000460

1. The number of bits in a bit string (e.g., the bit length of the string 0110010101000011 is sixteen bits). The bit length of the empty (i.e., null) string is zero.

2. The number of bits in a bit string.

3. The length in bits of a bit string.

4. A positive integer that expresses the number of bits in a bit string.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CYB-000460
Field	Cybersecurity
References	NIST SP 800-56C Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-38C; NIST SP 800-56A Rev. 2 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2; NIST CSRC Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000460",
  "term": "Bit Length",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The number of bits in a bit string (e.g., the bit length of the string 0110010101000011 is sixteen bits). The bit length of the empty (i.e., null) string is zero.\n\n2. The number of bits in a bit string.\n\n3. The length in bits of a bit string.\n\n4. A positive integer that expresses the number of bits in a bit string.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-56C Rev. 2",
    "NIST SP 800-38C",
    "NIST SP 800-56A Rev. 2 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/bit-length/"
}

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