zero suppression
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zero suppression
[′zir·ō sə′presh·ən] (computer science)
A process of replacing leading (nonsignificant) zeros in a numeral by blanks; it is an editing operation designed to make computable numerals easily readable to the human eye.
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zero suppression
Eliminating leading zeros for readability. For example, 00000001542 becomes 1542.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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