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Record 1 1999-02-09

English

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

Eight contiguous bytes (64 bits) starting on an addressable byte boundary. Bits are numbered from right to left, 0 to 63. A quadword is identified by the address of the byte containing the low-order bit (bit 0). When interpreted arithmetically, a quadword is a two's complement integer with significance increasing from bit 0 to bit 62.

French

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

quad : abréviation de quadruple.

Spanish

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