left shift

See also: left-shift

English

Alternative forms

• left-shift

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.

Antonyms

• right shift

See also

• logical shift
• arithmetic shift