"left shift" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: left shifts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} left shift (plural left shifts)
  1. (computing) A bit shift to the left, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the left. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-left_shift-en-noun-Dfaurijq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 30 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) The left shift operator; often given as << or <<<. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-left_shift-en-noun-ENcDx8Z5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 30 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: left-shift

Verb

Forms: left shifts [present, singular, third-person], left shifting [participle, present], left shifted [participle, past], left shifted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} left shift (third-person singular simple present left shifts, present participle left shifting, simple past and past participle left shifted)
  1. (computing) To perform a left shift bitwise operation. Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: logical shift, arithmetic shift
    Sense id: en-left_shift-en-verb-gEwDbGmP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 30 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: left-shift

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for left shift meaning in English (3.4kB)

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