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. 2. Aimless
small modification to a program, esp. for some pointless goal.
3. Approx. syn. for bit bashing; esp. used for the act of
frobbing the device control register of a peripheral in an attempt
to get it back to a known state.
[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. 2. Aimless
small modification to a program, esp. for some pointless goal.
3. Approx. syn. for bit bashing; esp. used for the act of
frobbing the device control register of a peripheral in an attempt
to get it back to a known state.
Related:
- 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... - bare metal n.
1. [common] New computer hardware,
unadorned with such snares and delusions as an operating... - toaster: n. 1. The archetypal really stupid application for an
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(alt. `bit diddling' or bit twiddling) Term used to describe any of several kinds of low-
programming characterized by manipulation of bit, flag... - twiddle: n. 1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, `~'). Also
called `squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic --- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle'... - profile: n. 1. A control file for a program, esp. a text file
automatically read from each user's home directory and intended to
be easily modified by the user in order to customize the program's
behavior.
Used to avoid {hardcoded} choices (see also {dot ... - profile n.
1. A control file for a program, esp.
a text file automatically read from each user's... - 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... - twiddle n.
1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, ~). Also called
`squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic -- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle'...
