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bitshift

bitshift is the alternative spelling of bit shift.

Meaning of bit shift

Noun

bit shift (plural bit shifts)

  1. A bitwise operation in which the bits in a value are shifted left or right.

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Forms of bitshift

Noun
pluralbitshifts
Verb
third-person singular presentbitshifts
present participlebitshifting
past participlebitshifted
pastbitshifted

Questions about bitshift

What is bitshift the alternative spelling of?
Bitshift is the alternative spelling of bit shift.

Words near bitshift in the dictionary

  1. bitscores
  2. bitser
  3. bitsers
  4. bitset
  5. bitsets
  6. bitshift
  7. bitshifted
  8. bitshifting
  9. bitshifts
  10. bitsier
  11. bitsiest

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