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{{N-bit|32|(4 octets)}}

'''32-bit''' is also a term given to a generation of computers in which 32-bit processors were the norm.

The range of [[integer]] values that can be stored in 32 bits is [[0 (number)|0]] through 4,294,967,295, or −2,147,483,648 through 2,147,483,647 using [[two's complement]] encoding. Hence, a processor with 32-bit [[memory address]]es can directly access 4 [[GiB]] of [[byte-addressable]] memory.