bit–wise

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1. 1 :  responsive to pressure on the bit (see ¹bit 2b)

2. 2 usually bitwise \ˈbit-ˌwīz\ computers :  occurring at the level of individual bits or groups of bits (see ⁷bit 2) Microsoft had planned to change the behavior of the words to function only as logical operators, and it planned to add new operators for bitwise operations. — Carol Sliwa, Computerworld, 9 Apr. 2001 It speeds up parity-bit generation and parity checking by performing bit-wise XOR operations on as many as 16 simultaneous data-streams. — Tom R. Halfhill, IAC (SM) Newsletter Database, 25 Oct. 2004