"binary chop" meaning in All languages combined

See binary chop on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: binary chops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} binary chop (countable and uncountable, plural binary chops)
  1. (computing theory) The use of binary search to eliminate a subset of values from a possible set. Tags: countable, uncountable

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