Meanings
nounbarrel shifter (plural barrel shifters)
plural barrel shifters
- computingA digital circuit that can shift a word by a specified number of bits using only combinational logic, without any sequential logic.
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barrel shifter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20shifter
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“barrel shifter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20shifter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barrel shifter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20shifter.
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