binaryshift
nounUK /ˈbaɪnəri ʃɪft/
US /ˈbaɪnəri ʃɪft/
A binary shift is when you move the digits of a computer number left or right.
A binary shift to the left makes the number twice as big.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In programming, an operation that moves the bits of a value by a set number of places.
The code uses a binary shift to multiply the value by eight.
3. A quick change in a computer's binary data from one position to another.
The engineer watched the binary shift happen inside the memory chip.
4. A shift in a binary star system where two stars orbit each other.
Astronomers measured the binary shift to learn how fast the stars circle.