I don’t remember the first time I saw this word but I suspect the word multiplex is not the proper one. How would you name this:

Shot name is multiplexed as 15:17, where:
* The first 15 bits stores the sequence number.
* The last 17 bits stores the shot number.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Thanks all! So it seems packed is the proper word. With pack/unpack being the name of the process.

  • pelya@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 year ago

    I usually call it a bit stream or a bit field.

    Shot name is stored as a 32-bit big endian integer where:

    • The first 15 bits stores the sequence number.
    • The last 17 bits stores the shot number.