BIT BASHING


Meaning of BIT BASHING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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-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 .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.