What Does Bit Shifting Mean?
Bit shifting is an operation done on all the bits of a binary value in which they are moved by a determined number of places to either the left or right. Bit shifting is used when the operand is being used as a series of bits rather than as a whole. In other words, the operand is treated as individual bits that stand for something and not as a value.
Techopedia Explains Bit Shifting
There are two variations to bit shifting, shift right and shift left, and it is further defined by the number of places in which the shift should occur. For example, shifting the operand one value to the left or shifting the bits “n” values to the right.
