18-bit computing
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18-bit-computing-204-15025104
title:
18-bit computing
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In computer architecture, 18-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are 18 bits wide. Also, 18-bit central processing unit (CPU) and arithmetic logic unit (ALU) architectures are those that are based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size. Eighteen binary digits have 262,144 distinct combinations. Eighteen bits was a common word size for smaller computers in the 1960s, when large computers often using 36 bit words and 6-bit character sets, sometimes i
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Computer architectures using an 18-bit word
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2008-03-25T14:52:11Z
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2024-09-10T04:53:22Z
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