- Source: Bit twiddler
In computing, bit twiddler may refer to:
A piece of source code that does bit twiddling, which may mean:
Doing bit manipulation;
Interacting with computer hardware, especially when using a bit-banging technique;
Reading or writing binary file formats; or
Being unnecessarily complex, perhaps due to premature optimization
A programmer who writes bit twiddlers, as described above
A hacker, an enthusiast or a programmer with profound understanding of the fundamentals of computer operation
A hex editor, a software application that allows the manipulation of binary computer files