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Ask HN: How to name 32 Bit of Data
I have to write some technical documents and always have to make sure the reader is aware of the exact length of data. I do not want to write 16 or 32 bit every time. For "byte" people tend to know that 8 bit are meant. how to call 32 then?
- LorenDB 2y ago16 bits of data is often referred to as a "word", with 32 bits being a "double word" or "dword". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_(computer_architecture)#Size_families https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_(computer_architecture)#S...
- thesuperbigfrog 2y ago>> always have to make sure the reader is aware of the exact length of data 32-bit is unambiguous. If the exact length of data is important, why not just say "32-bit" or "16-bit" since those are exact lengths?
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