What is Shift?
'''Shift''' may mean: {{wiktionary|shift}} *a movement *the '''[[shift key]]''' on a [[Keyboard (computer)|keyboard]] *[[gearshift]], the metal rod used to change gears in a car (see also [[Transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] [gearbox]) * the actual components of a [[transmission (mechanics)|gearbox]] *in [[computing]], the analogue for '''[[literal string]]s''', for example '''[[barrel shifter]]''' (bit shift) *in [[computing]], the bit shift is a [[bitwise operator]] *the analogue in [[mathematics]], e.g. a '''[[shift operator]]''' *[[arithmetic shift]] in [[telecommunication]] *derived meanings of change, such as '''[[red shift]]''', '''[[Great Vowel Shift]]''', '''[[paradigm shift]]''' *a '''[[work shift]]''', typically eight hours between set times; see '''[[shift work]]''', '''[[graveyard shift]]''', '''[[swing shift]]''', '''[[split shift]]''' *the '''[[Green tax shift]]''', a fiscal policy often proposed by Green political parties and conservationist interest groups. * in [[music]], a shift is a change of [[level (music)|level]] and is similar to but more basic and general than a [[chord change]]. On a string instrument a shift is a movement of the left hand in order to play notes that are beyond the range of the previous hand position. * a simple kind of [[underwear|undergarment]], also known as a '''[[chemise]]''' (smock) * [[Shift (sailing)]], a shift of [[points of sail]]. *[[Shift the Ape]], a character in the [[Chronicles of Narnia]] series. *[[Shift (magazine)]], a former Canadian technology and culture magazine. *an improvised knife used as a weapon, also called a [[shank (weapon)|shank]] or [[shiv (weapon)|shiv]]. {{disambig}}