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IA-32

IA-32 proper noun: the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture (as opposed to the original 16-bit x86 architecture or its later 64-bit extension).

Proper noun

IA-32

  1. (attributive, usually) The 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture (as opposed to the original 16-bit x86 architecture or its later 64-bit extension).
    1. (attributive, metonymically, usually) All versions of the x86 architecture that support 32-bit computing (including those also capable of 64-bit operation).

Synonyms of IA-32

Origin of IA-32

Initialism of Intel Architecture, 32-bit.

Questions about IA-32

What does IA-32 mean?
IA-32 means the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture (as opposed to the original 16-bit x86 architecture or its later 64-bit extension).
What part of speech is IA-32?
IA-32 is a proper noun.

Words near IA-32 in the dictionary

  1. I2
  2. I3
  3. i386
  4. I3A
  5. IA
  6. IA-32
  7. IA-64
  8. IAAF
  9. Iaai
  10. IAAL
  11. IAAPA

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