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In computing, a '''syllable''' is a [[Units of information|unit of information]] that describes the size of data for some digital [[computer hardware|hardware]] from the 1960s and 1970s. The size of the unit varies by hardware design in much the same way that [[word (computer architecture)|word]] does. The term is not used for modern hardware; replaced with standardized terms, likesuch as [[byte]], are used instead.

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==See also==

* [[{{Annotated link|Catena (computing)]]}}

* [[Byte]]

* {{Annotated link|Nibble}}

* [[Catena (computing)]]

* {{Annotated link|Opcode|Opcode, aka instruction syllable}}

* [[Instruction syllable]]

* [[{{Annotated link|Parcel (computing)]]}}

* [[Nibble]]

* [[{{Annotated link|Syllable]]}} (in linguistics)

* [[Opcode]]

* [[Opstring]]

* [[Parcel (computing)]]

* [[Syllable]] (in linguistics)

* [[Word (computer architecture)]]

==References==