bitwise

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adjective

Treating a value as a series of bits rather than a numerical quantity.

OriginProto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English bit →
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Meanings

adjectivebitwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingTreating a value as a series of bits rather than a numerical quantity.

Origin

  1. Englishbit
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  5. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  6. Englishbitwise

From bit + -wise.

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Translations

Czech bitový
  • bitovýtreating values as a series of bits
Finnish biteittäinen
  • biteittäinentreating values as a series of bits
German bitweise
  • bitweisetreating values as a series of bits
Greek δυφιοτελής, δυφιηδόν
  • δυφιοτελής (dyfiotelís)treating values as a series of bits
  • δυφιηδόν (dyfiidón)treating values as a series of bits
Russian поби́товый
  • поби́товый (pobítovyj)treating values as a series of bits
Spanish a nivel de bits
  • a nivel de bitstreating values as a series of bits
Cite this entry
APA

bitwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitwise

MLA

“bitwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitwise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitwise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitwise.

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