toggle vt.
To change a bit from whatever state it is
in to the other state; to change from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. This
comes from `toggle switches', such as standard light switches,
though the word `toggle' actually refers to the mechanism that
keeps the switch in the position to which it is flipped rather than
to the fact that the switch has two positions. There are four
things you can do to a bit: set it (force it to be 1), clear (or
zero) it, leave it alone, or toggle it. (Mathematically, one would
say that there are four distinct boolean-valued functions of one
boolean argument, but saying that is much less fun than talking
about toggling bits.)
To change a bit from whatever state it is
in to the other state; to change from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. This
comes from `toggle switches', such as standard light switches,
though the word `toggle' actually refers to the mechanism that
keeps the switch in the position to which it is flipped rather than
to the fact that the switch has two positions. There are four
things you can do to a bit: set it (force it to be 1), clear (or
zero) it, leave it alone, or toggle it. (Mathematically, one would
say that there are four distinct boolean-valued functions of one
boolean argument, but saying that is much less fun than talking
about toggling bits.)
Related:
- toggle vt.
To change a bit from whatever state it is
in to the other state;
to change from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. This comes... - twiddle: n. 1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, `~'). Also
called `squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic --- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle'... - bit n.
[from the mainstream meaning and `Binary digIT']
1.
[techspeak] The unit of information; the amount of... - twiddle n.
1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, ~). Also called
`squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic -- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle'... - zero: vt. 1. To set to 0. Usually said of small pieces of data,
such as bits or words (esp. in the construction `zero... - zero vt.
1. To set to 0. Usually said of small pieces of
data,
such as bits or words (esp. in the construction `zero... - 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... - HAKMEM /hak'mem/ n.
MIT AI Memo 239 (February 1972).
A legendary collection of neat mathematical and... - The `-P' convention: --------------------- Turning a word into a
question by appending the syllable `P';
from the LISP convention of appending the letter `P'...
From the same category:
- YABA /ya'b*/ n.
[Cambridge] Yet Another Bloody Acronym.
Whenever some program is being named, someone invariably... - arena n.
[common; Unix] The area of memory attached to a
process by brk(2) and sbrk(2) and used by
malloc(3) as dynamic storage.
So named from a malloc: corrupt arena message emitted... - Pentium n.
The name given to Intel's P5 chip, the
successor to the 80486.
The name was chosen because of difficulties Intel... - drop on the floor vt.
To react to an error condition by
silently discarding messages or other valuable data.
"The gateway ran out of memory, so it just started... - fairings n. /fer'ingz/
[FreeBSD; orig.
a typo for `fairness'] A term thrown out in discussion...
