BitGroups
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<> BitGroups :: Bits :: Number of bits in a grouping. -
BitGroups
Bits are ordered in groups of bits. x86-64 1 bit
4 nibble
8 byte
16 word
32 doubleword
IBM: 1 bit
8 byte
16 halfword
32 fullword
64 doubleword
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| | | | | | | | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | |
| halfw | halfw | halfw | halfw |
|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| | |
| full word | full word |
|_______________|_______________|
| |
| double word |
|_______________________________|
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