left shift

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bit shift to the left, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the left.
  2. The left shift operator; often given as << or <<<.
verb
  1. To perform a left shift bitwise operation.

Word forms

left shift left shifts left-shift left shifting left shifted

Antonyms

Related words

logical shift arithmetic shift
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