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bit field

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(data)bit field - Part of an item of data, storage location or message, identified as a certain number of contiguous bits starting at a certain bit position within the data. Bit position zero is usually the least significant bit.

For example, in an ARM machine code instruction the four-bit field at bits 28 to 31 (the four most significant bits in the 32-bit word) is the "condition code".

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For instance, a typical "spin-valve" read sensor, in response to a 250 ps pulsed field from a magnetic bit, will ring for approximately 2 ns after the applied bit field.
They can set up component fields, such as 'Serial Number' and 'Company Prefix' and let BARCODE 2000 perform the bit field manipulations necessary, or they can define a pre-built string to be simply passed on to the printer.
Other features include bit field instructions for easier handling of packet information, support for vectored interrupts to decrease interrupt latency, and multiple register sets for faster context switching.
 
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