bitwise

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European *dwís
Proto-Italic *dwis
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *dwiznos
Latin bīnus
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-os?
Proto-Indo-European *-o-
Proto-Indo-European *-so-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-āsijos
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -ārius
Late Latin bīnāriuslbor.
Middle English binarie
English binary
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ-
Proto-Italic *digitosder.
Latin digitusbor.
Middle English digit
English digit
English binary digitabbr.
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English bitinflu.
English bit
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
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.

    Adjective

    bitwise (not comparable)

    1. (computing) Treating a value as a series of bits rather than a numerical quantity.
      Coordinate terms: bytewise, wordwise

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