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As one who worked in the computer field in 1980 (IBM), there were MILLIONS of people who knew the terms "bits and bytes". So the term was certainly around! On the other hand, if you were in computers, and you wanted to denote a tiny amount of something, you'd say a "bit." So I may have to agree with your conclusion, but not your logic!
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