bitwise

Treating a value as a series of bits rather than a numerical quantity.

Adjective

  1. Treating a value as a series of bits rather than a numerical quantity.

    Coordinate Terms: bytewise wordwise

Origin

Etymology tree English bit Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English bitwise From bit + -wise.