bit-shift

A form of bit shift — A bitwise operation in which the bits in a value are shifted left or right.

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Meanings

nounbit-shift (plural bit-shifts)

plural bit-shifts

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bit shift.
verbbit-shift (third-person singular simple present bit-shifts, present participle bit-shifting, simple past and past participle bit-shifted)

present singular third person bit-shifts · participle present bit-shifting · participle past bit-shifted · past bit-shifted

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bit shift.
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APA

bit-shift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit-shift

MLA

“bit-shift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit-shift. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bit-shift,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit-shift.

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