bit bashing n.
(alt. `bit diddling' or bit twiddling) Term used to describe any of several kinds of low-
programming characterized by manipulation of bit, flag,
nybble, and other smaller-than-character-sized pieces of data;
these include low-level device control, encryption algorithms,
checksum and error-correcting codes, hash functions, some flavors
of graphics programming (see bitblt), and assembler/compiler
code generation. May connote either tedium or a real technical
challenge (more usually the former). "The command decoding for
the new tape driver looks pretty solid but the bit-bashing for the
control registers still has bugs." See also bit bang,
mode bit.
(alt. `bit diddling' or bit twiddling) Term used to describe any of several kinds of low-
programming characterized by manipulation of bit, flag,
nybble, and other smaller-than-character-sized pieces of data;
these include low-level device control, encryption algorithms,
checksum and error-correcting codes, hash functions, some flavors
of graphics programming (see bitblt), and assembler/compiler
code generation. May connote either tedium or a real technical
challenge (more usually the former). "The command decoding for
the new tape driver looks pretty solid but the bit-bashing for the
control registers still has bugs." See also bit bang,
mode bit.
Related:
- bit bashing: n. (alt. `bit diddling' or {bit twiddling}) Term
used to describe any of several kinds of low-level programming
characterized by manipulation of {bit},
{flag}, {nybble}, and other smaller-than-character... - bare metal n.
1. [common] New computer hardware,
unadorned with such snares and delusions as an operating... - bit twiddling n.
[very common] 1. (pejorative) An
exercise in tuning (see tune) in which incredible amounts of
time and effort go to produce little noticeable improvement,
often with the result that the code becomes incomprehensible... - bit twiddling: n. 1. (pejorative) An exercise in tuning (see
{tune}) in which incredible amounts of time and effort go to
produce little noticeable improvement,
often with the result that the code becomes incomprehensible... - twiddle: n. 1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, `~'). Also
called `squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic --- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle'... - flag: n. A variable or quantity that can take on one of two
values;
a bit, particularly one that is used to indicate one... - flag n.
[very common] A variable or quantity that can
take on one of two values;
a bit, particularly one that is used to indicate... - twiddle n.
1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, ~). Also called
`squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic -- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle'... - bit-paired keyboard n.,obs.
(alt. `bit-shift
keyboard') A non-standard keyboard layout that seems to have
originated with the Teletype ASR-33 and remained common for several
years on early computer equipment.
The ASR-33 was a mechanical device (see EOU), so...
From the same category:
- posting n.
Noun corresp. to v. post (but note that
post can be nouned).
Distinguished from a `letter' or ordinary email... - intro n.
[demoscene] Introductory screen of some
production.
2. A short demo, usually showing just one or two ... - bit decay n.
See bit rot. People with a physics
background tend to prefer this variant for the analogy with
particle decay.
See also computron, quantum... - terpri /ter'pree/ vi.
[from LISP 1.5 (and later,
MacLISP)] To output a newline. Now rare as jargon... - unixism n.
A piece of code or a coding technique that depends...
