# Bit Shift Operations Restored

Bit shifting moves binary digits left or right, equivalent to multiplying or dividing by powers of 2.

| Opcode         | Input | Output | Restored Function        |
| -------------- | ----- | ------ | ------------------------ |
| **OP\_LSHIFT** | x n   | x<\<n  | Shifts x left by n bits  |
| **OP\_RSHIFT** | x n   | x>>n   | Shifts x right by n bits |

**Practical applications:**

* **Efficient multiplication/division by 2:** Shifting left by 1 bit doubles a number
* **Bit masking:** Extracting specific bits from data structures
* **Binary protocols:** Processing flags and binary-encoded information


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