Subword

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A substring.
  2. 2
    A portion of a word (fixed-size group of bits).
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of less than a word (fixed-size group of bits). not-comparable

    "Therefore, to implement this packed add operation, it is necessary and sufficient to block the carry propagation across the subword boundaries."

Example

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"Therefore, to implement this packed add operation, it is necessary and sufficient to block the carry propagation across the subword boundaries."

Etymology

From sub- + word.

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