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> Microsoft’s WORD/DWORD are nearly as bad. Don’t call something a “word” if it doesn’t store characters. "Word" as a term has been in the wide use since at le
by zokier 6y ago
> Microsoft’s WORD/DWORD are nearly as bad. Don’t call something a “word” if it doesn’t store characters.
"Word" as a term has been in the wide use since at least 50s-60s, you can't really blame MS for that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_(computer_architecture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_(computer_architecture)
- hakanai 6y agoA 'word' on an x86 is 32-bit, but a WORD is 16 bits. You can _absolutely_ blame Microsoft for using it to mean something that it isn't.