left shift

A bit shift to the left, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the left.

Noun

  1. A bit shift to the left, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the left.
  2. The left shift operator; often given as << or <<<.

Forms

left shifts left-shift

Verb

  1. To perform a left shift bitwise operation.

Forms

left shifts left shifting left shifted left-shift

Antonyms

right shift

Related

logical shift arithmetic shift