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Common Data Storage Terms
There are various names used to refer to various groupings of bits of data. Most people
know that 8 bits is a byte, but there are many other terms in universal use. These are not
always totally universal, but they are the most common definitions to my knowledge:
Term |
Number of Bits |
bit / digit / flag |
1 |
nibble / nybble |
4 |
byte / character |
8 |
word |
16 |
double word / long
word |
32 |
very long word |
64 |
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