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Shift may refer to

a movement
the shift key on a keyboard, harking back to typewriter days
in computing, the analogue for literal strings, 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
in music, a shift is a change of 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 sounds that are beyond the range of the previous hand position.
a simple kind of undergarment, also known as a chemise (smock)
in sailing, a shift of Points of sail, see Shift (sailing).