BIT TWIDDLING

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BIT TWIDDLING

Specialty Definition: BIT TWIDDLING

Domain	Definition
Computing	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. Source: Jargon File.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: BIT TWIDDLING

Specialty definitions using "BIT TWIDDLING": bit bashing. (references)

Modern Translation: BIT TWIDDLING

Language		Translations for "BIT TWIDDLING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		bitmanipulation (bit bashing, bit diddling), bitfileri. (various references)

Dutch		verprutsen (botch, bungle, screw up, spoil), programmeren op bitniveau (bit bashing, bit diddling), friemelen (fumble). (various references)

Finnish		bittitason täydennys (bit bashing, bit diddling), turha bittitason viritys, turha bittitason muutos. (various references)

French		bidouillage de programme, bidouillage, manipulation de bits (bit bashing, bit diddling). (various references)

Greek		άσκοπη μικροβελτίωση προγράμματος, ασήμαντη μικροβελτίωση, δυφιοπονία (bit bashing, bit diddling). (various references)

Pig Latin		itbay iddlingtway

Spanish		manipulación de bits, fraude informático (bit bashing, bit diddling, computer fraud, data abuse, data trespass, embezzlement), falsificación de bits (bit bashing, bit diddling). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: BIT TWIDDLING

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-d-d-g-i-i-i-l-n-t-t-w"
	-3 letters: twiddling.
	-4 letters: widdling.
	-5 letters: bidding, bitting, lidding, tilting, titling, wilding, wilting, witling, witting.
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2. Translations: Modern
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