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Meaning of writemask | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A bitmask which controls which bits are written to a memory location during some operation.

Examples

“A destination element is not updated with the result of the operation if the corresponding writemask bit is not set. Instead, the destination element value must be preserved (merging-masking) or it must be zeroed out (zeroing-masking).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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