What is Word (computer architecture)?
A '''word''' is the number of [[bit]]s a particular [[computer]]'s [[CPU]] can deal with in one go.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rouse|first=Margaret|date=2017-06-02|title=Word Size|url=https://www.techopedia.com/definition/10071/word-size|url-status=|access-date=2023-04-26|website=Techopedia|language=en-US}}</ref> Modern processors, including those in embedded systems, usually have a word size of 8, 16, 24, 32, or 64 bits. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Units of information]]