English Dictionary

bit bucket

/ˈbɪt ˌbʌkɪt/

noun

(historical) A container for holding chad (“small punched-out pieces of paper”) from paper tape or punch cards used with teleprinters, early computers, and other machines; a chad box.

I accidentally deleted the file and it went straight to the bit bucket.

意味（1）

(historical) A container for holding chad (“small punched-out pieces of paper”) from paper tape or punch cards used with teleprinters, early computers, and other machines; a chad box.

The lost bits fall into a container called a bit bucket. They are emptied periodically and the collected bits are used for confetti at weddings, parties, and other festive occasions.

意味（2）

(by extension, humorous, slang) The supposed place where bits (binary digits) go when they fall off the end of a register during a shift operation; the notional resting place of lost or missing digital information.

Applications … Overflow register (bit bucket)

Applications … Overflow register (bit bucket) A humorous datasheet for a non-existent product.