Definition of

Word

Word

In computers a "word" is a certain number of bits.

The number of bits in a word depends on the hardware of the computer.

Common word sizes are:
• 8 bits
• 16 bits
• 24 bits
• 32 bits
• 64 bits

Example of an 8-bit word: 10000110
Example of a 16-bit word: 1000011011000101