bitvector
nounUK /ˈbɪtˌvɛktə/
US /ˈbɪtˌvɛktər/
A bitvector is a list of tiny on-and-off switches that a computer uses to remember information.
The program stored the answers as a bitvector so it could check them very quickly.
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2. A sequence of bits used to represent a set of items, where each bit shows whether an item is present.
The membership test used a bitvector with one bit per user.
3. A fixed-length string of binary digits used in computer arithmetic and logic.
The processor compared two bitvectors to find which bits differed.
4. A compact way to store many true-or-false values in programming.
She packed the survey results into a bitvector to save memory.