bitflip
nounUK /ˈbɪt.flɪp/
US /ˈbɪt.flɪp/
A bitflip is when one tiny piece of computer information accidentally changes from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
A cosmic ray caused a bitflip that made the game crash.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of deliberately changing a single bit in a computer's memory.
The hacker used a bitflip to bypass the security check.
3. A small, sudden change that causes a big problem in a system.
One bitflip in the code brought down the whole website.
4. In quantum computing, an error where a qubit's value flips unexpectedly.
The team corrected the bitflip before running the calculation.