> I can never remember whether /x means "the last x bits are 0" or "the first x bits are 1" > People should write 80/48 or 48/80 to be clear The clarity is fo

> I can never remember whether /x means "the last x bits are 0" or "the first x bits are 1" > People should write 80/48 or 48/80 to be clear The clarity is found implied in your preferred example. - "80/" would mean "80 bits before" - "/48" would mean "48 bits after"