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| − | A common use for a double-word is as a pointer, or the position of an object. In the latter case, the least-significant byte is usually used for the fractional part. | + | A common use for a double-word is as a pointer, or the position of an object. In the latter case, the least-significant byte is usually used for the fractional part. Double-word is also known as "longword". |
Revision as of 17:45, 7 October 2004
A double-word is four bytes.
A common use for a double-word is as a pointer, or the position of an object. In the latter case, the least-significant byte is usually used for the fractional part. Double-word is also known as "longword".