shift register

/ʃɪft ˌrɛdʒəstər/
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Definitions of shift register
  1. noun
    (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right
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    type of:
    register
    (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
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