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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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In the write heads of hard disk drives and in some other established technologies, bit flipping relies on magnetic fields generated by other magnets, notes Chia-Ling Chien of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
 
 
 
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