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subword en · ADJ

Etymology

From sub- + word.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of less than a word (fixed-size group of bits).
   • Therefore, to implement this packed add operation, it is necessary and sufficient to block the carry propagation across the subword boundaries. 2001, Yu Hen Hu, Programmable Digital Signal Processors: Architecture, page 98:

subword en · NOUN

Etymology

From sub- + word.

Meanings

1. A substring.
2. A portion of a word (fixed-size group of bits).

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