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dword

English

Etymology

From double word.

Noun

dword (plural dwords)

  1. (computing) A numerical value of twice the magnitude of a word, thus typically 32 bits.
    • 1999, Don Anderson, Tom Shanley, PCI system architecture
      A bridge may combine posted memory writes to successive dwords into a single burst memory write transaction using linear addressing.

Coordinate terms

  • qword

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oword

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

oword (plural owords)

  1. (computing) An octoword.

Related terms

  • dword
  • qword

Anagrams

  • Dorow

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