Quadword
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quadword is a noun meaning (computing) A numerical value of four times the magnitude of a word, typically used in the same contexts as the fossilized 16-bit sense of "word" and thus 64 bits.
Meaning
(computing) A numerical value of four times the magnitude of a word, typically used in the same contexts as the fossilized 16-bit sense of "word" and thus 64 bits.
Word Forms
- quadwords
Synonyms for quadword
Depending on context, synonyms include qword.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include qword, octoword, octaword, quadlet, quadbit, megaword.
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