Template:N-bit
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| 4-bit | 8-bit | 12-bit | 16-bit | 18-bit | 24-bit | 31-bit | 32-bit | 36-bit | 48-bit | 64-bit | 128-bit |
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| nibble | octet | byte word dword qword | |||||||||
In computer architecture, {{{1}}}-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are at most {{{1}}} bits {{{2}}} wide. Also, {{{1}}}-bit CPU and ALU architectures are those that are based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size. {{{1}}}-bit is also a term given to a generation of computers in which {{{1}}}-bit processors were the norm.