[OT] Why is it called string?

[Travis Whitton]

> "In computing, the word 'bit' is an abbreviation of what two other words?"

Wow, I had no idea it was an abbreviation either. Luckily, dict had the answer
waiting for me:

>From Jargon File (4.3.0, 30 APR 2001) [jargon]:

  bit n. [from the mainstream meaning and `Binary digIT']

It's nice to see the occasional thread on computing history rather than the
endless stream of coding issues.

-Travis