left shift
See also: left-shift
English
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editNoun
editleft shift (plural left shifts)
- (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.
- (computing) The left shift operator; often given as << or <<<.
Verb
editleft shift (third-person singular simple present left shifts, present participle left shifting, simple past and past participle left shifted)