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bit flipping
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bit flipping
Switching a bit from 0 to 1 or 1 to 0. Also refers to changing one's mind 180 degrees. See bit manipulation.
bit flipping [′bit ‚flipĀ·iŋ]
(computer science)


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Instead, the concern lies in the subtler failure mechanisms, such as bit flips, loss of programmed data and erase margin, and leakage.
If at first Onyx seems a bit flip with regard to Jesse's predicament the dying man seems to take his illness and Ray's active extramarital sex life in stride--this lush novel deepens as Jesse registers AIDS double assault against him: After surviving many familial and social obstacles, Jesse must accept not only his own imminent death but also Ray's ambitious sexual journey and future life without him.
They are always just a bit flip or a wire cut away from total failure.
 
 
 
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