(computing) A register designed to subject data to a shift.

An early evening shift of work.

plural of twilight shift

plural of chain shift

(linguistics, phonology) A phonological modification of a vowel system in which a change in a particular vowel causes other adjacent vowels to also change in order to avoid vowel mergers.

An agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned (usually when the soil shows signs of exhaustion, or when overrun by weeds) and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation.

plural of tax shift

(linguistics) the process whereby a speech community shifts to a different language

(economics) a change in taxation that eliminates or reduces some taxes and establishes or increases others, thereby keeping the overall revenue the same

(baseball) A defensive alignment in which the third baseman, shortstop and second baseman positionally shift to their left when a left-handed batter is in the batter's box. Used primarily when the batter is an extreme pull hitter.