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Record 1 1999-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

Four contiguous bytes (32 bits) starting on an addressable byte boundary. Bits are numbered from right to left with 0 through 31. The address of the longword is the address of the byte containing bit 0. When interpreted arithmetically, a longword is a two's complement integer with significance increasing from bit 0 to bit 30. When interpreted as a signed integer, bit 31 is the sign bit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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