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right shift

right shift noun: a bit shift to the right, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the right.

Noun

right shift (plural right shifts)

  1. A bit shift to the right, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the right.
  2. The right shift operator; often given as >> or >>>

Verb

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

  1. To perform a right shift bitwise operation.

right shift meaning in Tamil

right shift in Tamil

வலப் பெயர்வு

Antonyms of right shift

Forms of right shift

Noun
pluralright shifts
alternative formright-shift
Verb
third-person singular presentright shifts
present participleright shifting
past participleright shifted
pastright shifted

Questions about right shift

What does right shift mean?
Right shift means a bit shift to the right, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the right.
What is right shift in Tamil?
Right shift in Tamil is வலப் பெயர்வு. See Right shift meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is right shift?
Right shift can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of right shift?
The plural of right shift is right shifts.

Words near right shift in the dictionary

  1. right outer join
  2. right outer joins
  3. right quick
  4. Right Reverend
  5. Right Reverends
  6. right shift
  7. right shifted
  8. right shifting
  9. right shifts
  10. right side
  11. right side out

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