bit vs byte

bit and byte both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bit	Yes	No	No	No
byte	Yes	No	No	No

bit (noun)	byte (noun)
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press	a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a small fragment
an instance of some kind
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
a small piece or quantity of something
an indefinitely short time