A bit field is a data structure that maps to one or more adjacent bits which have been allocated for specific purposes, so that any single bit or group...
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Product key (section RAM bit-field)
Hash=(Hash\%BitFieldMax)+1} . Where BitFieldMax is the maximal value that may be stored in the bit-field in question, e.g. 1023 for a 10-bit bit-field, and 'x %...
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Mask (computing) (redirect from Bit mask)
that is used for bitwise operations, particularly in a bit field. Using a mask, multiple bits in a byte, nibble, word, etc. can be set either on or off...
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A bit array (also known as bitmask, bit map, bit set, bit string, or bit vector) is an array data structure that compactly stores bits. It can be used...
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mask and zero fields, gather and scatter bits to and from specified bit positions or fields. Integer arithmetic operators can also effect bit-operations...
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theory to make an arbitrary n-bit central processing unit (CPU). Each of these component modules processes one bit field or "slice" of an operand. The...
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The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communication. The name is a portmanteau of binary digit. The bit represents a logical...
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Bit manipulation instructions sets (BMI sets) are extensions to the x86 instruction set architecture for microprocessors from Intel and AMD. The purpose...
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and 17 data bytes, in addition to the "Len" (8 bit field), "Enc" (4 bit field), and "End" (4 bit field). The symbol is capable of level L error correction...
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Decimal floating point (redirect from 64-bit decimal floating-point format)
then the exponent field consists of the 8 bits following the sign bit (the 2 bits mentioned plus 6 bits of "exponent continuation field"), and the significand...
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with bit field representation approach. A bit field is less readable than an int enum constant. Also, if the elements are represented by bit fields, it...
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OS/2 and has several different variants. All of them contain a dword (32-bit) field, specifying their size, so that an application can easily determine which...
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control information (TCI) A 16-bit field containing the following sub-fields: Priority code point (PCP) A 3-bit field which refers to the IEEE 802.1p...
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base register and the 10-bit displacement field (m). Instructions that modified or stored index registers used a four-bit field (xo) to select that index...
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other cases, the binary values may represent one or more attributes in a bit field, often related to abilities or permissions, such as "can be written to"...
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Addressing mode (redirect from Indirection bit)
indirect word specified either 6-bit or 9-bit character fields within its 36-bit word. The DEC PDP-10, also 36-bit, had special instructions which allowed...
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the 2 bits after the sign bit are "11", then the 10-bit exponent field is shifted 2 bits to the right (after both the sign bit and the "11" bits thereafter)...
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SWAR (section Counting bits set)
bits. The addition cannot overflow each 2-bit field, as the maximum possible sum is 2. This can be repeated to combine 2-bit fields into 4-bit fields...
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C syntax (section Bit fields)
that members of the C basic character set have positive values). Also, bit field types specified as plain int may be signed or unsigned, depending on the...
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eight bits of the 32-bit IPv4 address was the network number field which specified the particular network a host was attached to. The remaining 24 bits specified...
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encoding 64-bit addressing modes and additional registers present in the x86-64 architecture. Bit-field W changes the operand size to 64 bits, R expands...
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32-bit words in the header. The minimum value for this field is 5, which indicates a length of 5 × 32 bits = 160 bits = 20 bytes. As a 4-bit field, the...
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of two parts: the network prefix in the high-order bits and the remaining bits called the rest field, host identifier, or interface identifier (IPv6),...
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Year 2038 problem (redirect from 32 bit Apocalypse)
Unix time problem: File systems that use 32 bits to represent times in inodes Databases with 32-bit time fields Database query languages (such as SQL) that...
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File Allocation Table (redirect from 8-bit FAT)
are represented by 32-bit numbers, of which 28 bits are used to hold the cluster number. The FAT32 boot sector uses a 32-bit field for the sector count...
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uniquely identifies every user of a cellular network. It is stored as a 64-bit field and is sent by the mobile device to the network. It is also used for acquiring...
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Find first set (redirect from Bit scan reverse)
find first one is a bit operation that, given an unsigned machine word, designates the index or position of the least significant bit set to one in the...
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most significant bit on the left. However, in this particular bit order presentation, the Label field reads with its most significant bit on the right. Like...
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Extended precision (redirect from 80-bit floating point format)
significand fields, and values with exponent zero and bit 63 one are normalized values). The follow-on Coldfire processors do not support this 96-bit extended-precision...
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an (optional) 16-bit field. This field exists if any of the E, S, or PN bits are on. The field must be interpreted only if the S bit is on. N-PDU number...
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