bit-by-bit processing
nounUK /bɪt baɪ bɪt ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/
US /bɪt baɪ bɪt ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ/
Doing something one tiny piece at a time, like eating a cookie crumb by crumb.
The robot cleaned the room using bit-by-bit processing, picking up one toy at a time.
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2. A computing method where data is handled one bit at a time rather than in larger blocks.
The old serial port used bit-by-bit processing to send each signal.
3. A learning approach that breaks a big skill into very small steps practiced one at a time.
She learned to play the song through bit-by-bit processing, mastering one note before the next.
4. A way of solving a problem by making many tiny changes instead of one big change.
The team improved the app with bit-by-bit processing, fixing one small bug each day.