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longword

longword noun: a type of unsigned integer variable that is longer than a word (with the specific number of bits depending upon the system architecture).

Noun

longword (plural longwords)

  1. A type of unsigned integer variable that is longer than a word (with the specific number of bits depending upon the system architecture).

Forms of longword

plurallongwords

Origin of longword

From long + word.

Questions about longword

What does longword mean?
Longword means a type of unsigned integer variable that is longer than a word (with the specific number of bits depending upon the system architecture).
What part of speech is longword?
Longword is a noun.
What is the plural of longword?
The plural of longword is longwords.

Words near longword in the dictionary

  1. Longwitton
  2. Longwood
  3. Longwood East
  4. longwool
  5. longwools
  6. longword
  7. longwords
  8. longworm
  9. longworms
  10. Longworth
  11. Longworths

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