bit-level coding
nounUK /bɪt ˈlɛvəl ˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /bɪt ˈlɛvəl ˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Writing computer instructions that work with the tiniest pieces of data, called bits.
The engineer used bit-level coding to make the game run faster on old computers.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The practice of handling data one bit at a time to save memory or speed up a program.
Bit-level coding helped the team fit the firmware into a tiny chip.
3. Programming that directly controls hardware registers and flags.
Bit-level coding was needed to toggle the LED on the circuit board.
4. A style of coding that uses bit masks and shifts instead of higher-level data types.
He replaced the array with bit-level coding to store eight flags in one byte.