Syllable (computing)

In computing, a syllable is a name for a platform-dependent unit of information storage. Depending on the target hardware, various bit widths (and sometimes internal groupings) are associated with it. Commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s, the term has mostly fallen into disuse in favour of terms like byte or word.

Examples:

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jones_1988_CISC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beard_1997 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CCS_2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference EE_1961 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Schneider_1970 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference NCR_315_EDPS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bardin_1963 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Burkey_2009_LVDC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Burkey_2010_Gemini was invoked but never defined (see the help page).