Word-addressable

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Word-addressable is a Computer Architecture term.

In computer architecture, a word is an ordered set of bytes or bits (typically 4 bytes(=32 bits)) that is the normal unit in which information may be stored, transmitted, or operated on within a given computer.

Typically, if a processor has a fixed-length instruction set, then the instruction length equals the word length.

See also

Byte addressing

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