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Arithmetic shift

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An arithmetic shift is a bit manipulation operation used primarily in computer science and digital electronics to shift the bits of a binary number to the left or right. The key feature of an arithmetic shift is that it preserves the sign of signed integers in a binary representation. ### Types of Arithmetic Shifts: 1. **Arithmetic Left Shift:** - In an arithmetic left shift, all bits of a binary number are shifted to the left by a certain number of positions.

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