Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

right shift

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
right shift
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bit shift to the right, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the right.

noun

The right shift operator; often given as >> or >>>

verb

To perform a right shift bitwise operation.

Inflected Forms

right shifts (plural) right-shift (alternative) right shifts (present, singular) right shifting (participle, present) right shifted (participle, past) right shifted (past)

Phrases

logical shift arithmetic shift

Frequently Paired Words

logical shift arithmetic shift

Antonyms

left shift

Questions

What does right shift mean?
A bit shift to the right, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the right.

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