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Aren't 32-bit registers/operations also called "extensions" of their 16-bit counterparts on the x86 line, due to the ISA's 16-bit 8086/80286 lineage? So could

Aren't 32-bit registers/operations also called "extensions" of their 16-bit counterparts on the x86 line, due to the ISA's 16-bit 8086/80286 lineage? So could one make the argument that a 16-bit int ought to be the native word size on x64?

dataflow 3y ago
No. This isn't about dictionary pedantry. 16-bit is actually frequently more expensive than 32-bit on x86.