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shift register

cascade of flip-flops sharing the same clock, in which the output of each flip-flop is connected to the input of the next flip-flop in the chain, resulting in a circuit that shifts by one position the bit array stored in it
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shift register

Summary

shift register ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (492 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shift register is a type of electronic circuit[2].
  • shift register is a type of digital electronics[3].
  • shift register's Commons category is recorded as Shift registers[4].
  • shift register's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/shift-register[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include electronic circuit[2] and digital electronics[3].

Why It Matters

shift register ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (492 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Subclass of → electronic circuit, digital electronics
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