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In computing, "word" is a term for the natural unit of data used by a particular computer design. A word is simply a fixed-sized group of bits that are handled together by the machine. The number of bits in a word (the word size or word length) is an important characteristic of a computer architecture. The size of a word is reflected in many aspects of a computer's structure and operation. The... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
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    Word (computing)

    In computing, "word" is a term for the natural unit of data used by a particular computer design. A word is simply a fixed-sized group of bits that are handled together by the machine.
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    Word (disambiguation)

    Word (computing), a group of bits or digits/characters processed as a unit
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    List of computing topics

    Originally, the word computing was synonymous with counting and calculating, and the science and technology of mathematical calculations.
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    Byte

    Word (computing)
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    32-bit

    word (computing)
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    Half precision

    In computing, half precision is a computer numbering format that occupies only half of one storage location (Word (computing)) in computer memory at some address.
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    Cloud computing

    Customer capital expenditure is minimized and thus lowers barriers to entry, as infrastructure is owned by the provider and does not need to be purchased for one-time or infrequent intensive computing tasks.
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    Computing

    Because society needs people to do computing well, we must think of computing not only as a profession but also as a discipline. ... Word processor
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    Reconfigurable computing

    Coarse-grained architectures (rDPA) are intended for the implementation for algorithms needing word-width data paths (rDPU). ... Reconfigurable computing terminology
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    Word (comics)

    The Word then destroys them by ripping the trees from their soil and setting them ablaze, screaming on an elemental bonfire.

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