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bit string

Definition(s):

  An ordered sequence of 0 and 1 bits. In this Recommendation, the leftmost bit is the most significant bit of the string. The rightmost bit is the least significant bit of the string.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-107 Rev. 1 under Bit string

  An ordered sequence of 0 and 1 bits.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-133 [Superseded] under Bit string
NIST SP 800-133 Rev.1 [Superseded] under Bit string
NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 2 under Bit string

  A sequence of bits.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-22 Rev. 1a under Bit String

  An ordered sequence of 0’s and 1’s.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-38A under Bit String
NIST SP 800-56A Rev. 2 [Superseded] under Bit string
NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1 under Bit string
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded] under Bit string

  A finite, ordered sequence of bits.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-38B under Bit String
NIST SP 800-38D under Bit String
NIST SP 800-38F

  An ordered sequence of bits.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-38C under Bit String

  An ordered sequence of 0’s and 1’s. Also known as a binary string.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2 under Bit string