binary chop

noun

The use of binary search to eliminate a subset of values from a possible set.

Meanings

nounbinary chop (countable and uncountable, plural binary chops)

plural binary chops

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe use of binary search to eliminate a subset of values from a possible set.
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