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Record 1 2001-03-15

English

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

Sometimes storage efficiency can be greatly increased by packing extra information into unused parts of the computer word. Often the effort is more trouble than it's worth, and is scornfully referred to as "bit diddling".

French

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

Microsoft a dû recourir à un infâme bricolage. Windows tourne en mode 16/32 bits, alors que le matériel actuel est conçu pour travailler en 32 bits.

Spanish

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