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The number of bits that a CPU can process at one time. Processors with many different word sizes have existed though powers of two (8, 16, 32, 64) have predominated for many years. A processor’s word size is often equal to the width of its external data bus though sometimes the bus is made narrower than the CPU (often half as many bits) to economise on packaging and circuit board costs.
(1995-04-23)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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noun, Computers. 1. the time required to transfer a machine word, especially one stored serially, from one memory unit to another.
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noun 1. a feature of word-processing systems and some electronic typewriters that automatically moves a word to a new line to avoid overrunning the margin.
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noun 1. (computing) the automatic shifting of a word at the end of a line to a new line in order to keep within preset margins
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