left shift

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Noun

left shift (plural left shifts)

  1. (computing) 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. (computing) The left shift operator; often given as << or <<<.

Verb

left shift (third-person singular simple present left shifts, present participle left shifting, simple past and past participle left shifted)

  1. (computing) To perform a left shift bitwise operation.

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