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bit shifting

bit shifting is the present participle and gerund of bit shift.

Meaning of bit shift

Verb

bit shift (third-person singular simple present bit shifts, present participle bit shifting, simple past and past participle bit shifted)

  1. To perform a bit shift.

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Questions about bit shifting

What is bit shifting the present participle and gerund of?
Bit shifting is the present participle and gerund of bit shift.

Words near bit shifting in the dictionary

  1. bit rot
  2. bit shank
  3. bit shanks
  4. bit shift
  5. bit shifted
  6. bit shifting
  7. bit shifts
  8. bit slice
  9. bit slices
  10. bit someone's hand off
  11. bit someone's head off

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