下か位い

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

lower rank; lower position; subordinate position

Used for a lower place in a ranking, hierarchy, organization, list, or order. Often appears as 下位の, 下位に, or in contrast with 上位.

• そのチームはリーグの下か位いに沈しずんでいる。

  That team is stuck near the bottom of the league.

• 下か位いの候こう補ほ者しゃにも発はつ言げんの機き会かいが与あたえられた。

  The lower-ranked candidates were also given a chance to speak.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

lower-order; less significant

Technical use for the lower-order or less significant part of an ordered value, especially in computing terms such as 下位ビット and 下位バイト.

• この処しょ理りでは、下か位い8ビットだけを取とり出だす。

  In this process, only the lower 8 bits are extracted.