toggle
To change a bit from whatever state it is in to the other state; to change from
1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. This comes from "toggle switches", such as standard light
switches, though the word "toggle" actually refers to the mechanism that keeps
the switch in the position to which it is flipped rather than to the fact that
the switch has two positions. There are four things you can do to a bit: set it
(force it to be 1), clear (or zero) it, leave it alone, or toggle it.
[Jargon File]
(1994-12-12)
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