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word
1. An addressable unit of data in computer memory.
The length is specified by the computer architecture and is typically 8,16, 32, or 64 bits. Most processor architectures include arithmetic and logical instructions that operate on words.
2. The smallest Fibre Channel data element consisting of 40 serial bits representing either a flag (K28.5) plus three encoded data bytes (ten encoded bits each) or four ten bit encoded data bytes.
3. A string of four contiguous bytes occurring on boundaries that are zero modulo four from a specified reference. See transmission word.
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