bit twiddling
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, especially for some pointless goal.
3. bit bashing, especially used for the act of frobbing the device control
register of a peripheral in an attempt to get it back to a known state.
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Nearby terms:
bits per second « bit string « bit stuffing « bit
twiddling » bitty box » bitwise » bitwise
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