bit-level programming

noun
UK /bɪt ˈlɛvəl ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /bɪt ˈlɛvəl ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/

Writing computer instructions that work with the tiniest pieces of data, called bits.

The engineer used bit-level programming to make the game run faster on old machines.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Working directly with individual binary digits to control hardware.

Bit-level programming let her switch the tiny lights on the circuit board.

3. A style of coding that treats data as sequences of 0s and 1s.

In bit-level programming, every value is just a row of zeros and ones.

4. Optimizing software by handling data one bit at a time.

He saved memory through bit-level programming on the small device.