It's bloat used properly, in the most literal sense. Your pointers are 64bit, but you always use less than 32bits. So, all your pointers are twice is big. This

It's bloat used properly, in the most literal sense. Your pointers are 64bit, but you always use less than 32bits. So, all your pointers are twice is big. This wasted space from bits you do not need is "bloat".