Word and its variations are computing terms for sets of data that is processed as a unit. For development on Mac OS, a "word" typically refers to 16 bits, or 2 bytes, of data.
Variations
- A halfword consists of 8 bits, or 1 byte, of data.
- A longword consists of 32 bits, or 4 bytes, of data.
- A quadword consists of 64 bits, or 8 bytes, of data.
External links
- Word (computing) at the NeXT Wiki
- Word (computer architecture) at Wikipedia
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