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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A numerical value of twice the magnitude of a word, typically used in the same contexts as the fossilized 16-bit sense of "word" and thus 32 bits.

   "Using a double loop, each dword of the first factor is multiplied by each dword of the second factor […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

doublewordqword

Example

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"Using a double loop, each dword of the first factor is multiplied by each dword of the second factor […]"

Etymology

From double word.

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